After being forced to resign as VP, his party did not consider him to be a viable candidate for president. Spiro Agnew was never elected to the presidency. When Nixon resigned as President, Agnew was no longer the Vice President.
Gerald Ford was never elected. First he became Vice-President when Spiro Agnew resigned, then he became President after Richard Nixon resigned.
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.
Gerald R. Ford. Ford was selected and confirmed as the vice President on December 6, 1973, while he was a US Congressman, after the resignation of Vice president Spiro T. Agnew. Ford then became President on August 9, 1974 with the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.(Ford ran for reelection but was defeated by Jimmy Carter in 1976, so he was never elected President or vice president.)
President Gerald Ford served as president without having being elected. He took Spiro T. Agnew's place as vice president when he resigned. Ford then took the presidency when President Richard M. Nixon resigned. Ford lost his bid in the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter.
After being forced to resign as VP, his party did not consider him to be a viable candidate for president. Spiro Agnew was never elected to the presidency. When Nixon resigned as President, Agnew was no longer the Vice President.
He was appointed to replace Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew when Agnew resigned and replaced President Richard Nixon when he resigned.
Gerald Ford was appointed as Nixon's vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then became President when Nixon resigned after the Watergate Scandal.
Gerald Ford was never elected. First he became Vice-President when Spiro Agnew resigned, then he became President after Richard Nixon resigned.
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.
Gerald Ford was never elected President nor vice-president. He was appointed vice-president when Spiro Agnew resigned and became President when Richard Nixon resigned. He did run for President in 1976 but lost to Jimmy Carter.
Just one: Gerald Ford. Richard Nixon's original VP was Spiro Agnew, but Ford became VP when Agnew resigned.
President Gerald Ford served as president without having being elected. He took Spiro T. Agnew's place as vice president when he resigned. Ford then took the presidency when President Richard M. Nixon resigned. Ford lost his bid in the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter.Ford
John C. Calhoun resigned as VP in 1832 in order to accept a seat in the US Senate.Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973 as part of a plea bargain deal in connection to crimes committed while he was governor of Maryland.
Well, honey, Gerald Ford was appointed Vice President after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then became President when Nixon threw in the towel. So technically, he never won a national election for either position. It's like getting a participation trophy in politics.
It has always been the law that the Vice President assumes office if the President dies or is incapacitated. This has happened eight times since 1788. There has never been a case where the VP, becoming president, is also killed or incapacitated. The closest thing ever to happen like this was when Nixon was President and Spiro Agnew was VP. Agnew was corrupt, and resigned as VP to avoid impeachment. President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford to be VP, and when Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment, Ford became president. Ford is the only person to be president who was never elected as President or VP.
President Gerald R. Ford never received any electoral votes. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern. Spiro T. Agnew was Nixon's Vice president running mate in 1972. Agnew resigned as Vice President October 10, 1973. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. Richard M. Nixon resigned as President August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford.