Spiro Agnew resigned from the Vice Presidency October 10, 1973 since he was facing criminal charges for tax evasion and accepting bribes. He was replaced by Gerald Ford in accordance with the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution.
The XXV Amendment to the US Constitution allowed for this procedure.
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1974-77. Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller had both been appointed under the provisions of the 25th Amendment.
Gerald Ford was the 1st Vice-President to be appointed under Amendment 25.
Ambassadors are appointed by the President.
20 amendment There have been no Amendments altering Presidential Succession after the Vice President. That is set by Act of Congress. The only Amendments affecting Presidential Succession are the 20th, which provides for the Vice-President-elect to become President should a President-elect die before inauguration, and the 25th, which allows a new Vice-President to be appointed should that office fall vacant.The presidential succession Act of 1947
Gerald Ford. He was appointed Vice president by President Richard Nixon when the elected Vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned. Then Ford became President by succeeding to the office when President Nixon resigned from office.
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He wasn't. He was appointed Vice President and became President upon Nixon's resignation.
1974-77. Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller had both been appointed under the provisions of the 25th Amendment.
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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.
Gerald Ford was the 1st Vice-President to be appointed under Amendment 25.
The 17th amendment says that senators have to be elected by the people, instead of appointed by the government. A candidate must win the popular vote.
No, Spiro Agnew was replaced by Gerald Ford. When Ford became president upon the resignation of RIchard Nixon, he appointed Nelson Rockefeller as his VP.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford. Richard Nixon chose Ford as his Vice President after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew. Ford then became President upon Nixon's resignation. The other vice-presidents who assumed the Presidency were elected as vice-presidents.
Nine vice presidents have taken office as president after the incapacitation of the previous president. Eight of them came to office following the death of the president, and one, Gerald Ford, became president following the one presidential resignation [Richard Nixon] in US history to date. See links for details.When Nixon's vice president Spiro Agnew resigned, Gerald Ford was appointed vice president according to Constitutional provisions. When Nixon later resigned, Ford became the only president so far who was never elected to the presidency OR to the vice presidency. In essence, he was an appointed, not elected, president.We in the US are fortunate that provisions were already in place to handle the unusual circumstances involved in the Nixon resignation. Less involved transitions have caused turmoil in other countries. Having an orderly and reasonable system for the transfer of power is an essential element in modern democracies. You can look to several currently unfolding transitions for evidence of this.
Gerald Ford is the first and only vice-president chosen by the process of Amendment 25. He was chosen by Nixon to replace Agnew who was forced to resign.