Eisenhower was dead at the time, and not vice president.
Ford; he became president when Nixon resigned
Gerald Ford became Nixon's Vice President after Agnew resigned. Thus when Nixon resigned, Ford was next in line and became President.
That would be Ford who became president when Nixon resigned.
President Nixon
Richard Nixon was the Vice President under President Eisenhower.
He was appointed to replace Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew when Agnew resigned and replaced President Richard Nixon when he resigned.
Gerald Ford became president because he was vice-president when President Richard Nixon resigned that office. Interestingly, he was not elected vice-president but was appointed to this position after Spiro Agnew resigned.
Nixon
In 1974 Nixon resigned because of the Watergate Scandal.
Richard Nixon
he never wanted to be president. he said his goal was to become speaker of the house. that never happend because when spiro agnew resigned as vice president Nixon chose ford to replace him then nine months later when Nixon resigned ford became president.
When Nixon resigned, the vice president, Gerald R. Ford became the president and he did pardon Nixon, a move that may have cost him re-election.