Gerald Ford was Vice President when Richard Nixon resigned as US President. In accordance with the US Constitution, Ford became President at that time.
Gerald Ford was the only person to become both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.
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John Tyler was the first vice president to become President without being elected as President. He took over for William Henry Harrison, who was the first President to die in office in 1840.
The current vice president who assumed office after the previous president was impeached and removed from office is Gerald Ford. He became the first vice president to become president without being elected to either position.
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President Gerald Ford will be remembered for pardoning Nixon. His legacy also includes being the only person to become both the Vice President and President without being elected.
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Millard Fillmore aquired presidency without being elected
Gerald Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without ever being elected to either office.
Richard Nixon is the individual who ran for president twice unsuccessfully before eventually being elected. He first ran in the 1960 presidential election and lost to John F. Kennedy. He then ran again in 1968 and won, becoming the 37th President of the United States. However, Spiro Agnew, Nixon's vice president, became the second man to become president without being elected when Nixon resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.
Gerald Ford took over office without being elected. Hope you liked? Ciao~