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Gerald Ford was the House Minority leader and when Nixon asked the Speaker of the House who would be a suitable replacement for the newly resigned Spiro Agnew, only one name was given to him. Gerald Ford was confirmed overwhelmingly by the House then the Senate. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became the first VP selected under the recently adopted 25th Amendment.
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Who was president of the senate under Nixon?
Gerald Ford
How did Gerald Ford become president?
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.
What is the 40 vice president?
Gerald Ford was the 40th Vice President under President Nixon from 1973-1974.
Who served as president but not elected to president and vice president?
That would be Gerald Ford. He became VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then ascended to President after Nixon resigned.
Who was the only vice president to become president that did not succeed the president he served under?
Richard Nixon was the only vice president to become president that did not succeed the president he served under.
Did Gerald Ford serve as Vice President of the US?
He was never elected President. He served as Vice president under Nixon until Nixon resigned. He was in office as president from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidents/geraldrford.htm
Who is the vice president who became president in 1974?
Gerald Ford was the Vice President from 1973 -1974 under President Richard Nixon, after Spiro Agnew resigned from Office. Ford became president when President Nixon was impeached. President Ford's Vice President was Nelson Rockefeller from 1974-1977
How was Gerald Ford president and vice president without being elected?
Yes. He was appointed Vice-President by President Richard Nixon after his other VP Spiro Agnew resigned. Nixon then himself resigned for fear of being impeached for the Watergate scandal thus making VP Gerald Ford the 38th President by succession. He was never elected.
Who was president that was neither elected as president or vice president?
Gerald Ford was the only president of the United States who was not elected president or vice president. He took over as vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned and served as vice president under Richard Nixon. When Nixon later resigned, he became the president.
Who was the first person to become president under the 25th amendment?
The U.S. Presidency has been vacated only once since the 1967 ratification of the 25th Amendment. That was on August 9, 1974, when President Richard M. Nixon resigned and Vice President Gerald R. Ford took his place. The first person to become U.S. President after the 25th Amendment was ratified (if that's what you mean) was Richard M. Nixon.
Why was Gerald Ford a president that never got elected by the people?
He was appointed to replace Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew when Agnew resigned and replaced President Richard Nixon when he resigned.
Who was vice president under President Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon was the Vice President under President Eisenhower.
