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Bumek [7]
3 years ago
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Explain how scandal and presidential succession allowed Gerald Ford to become president

History
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iris [78.8K]3 years ago
7 0
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In accordance with his statement of resignation the previous evening, Richard M. Nixon officially ends his term as the 37th president of the United States at noon. Before departing with his family in a helicopter from the White House lawn, he smiled farewell and enigmatically raised his arms in a victory or peace salute. The helicopter door was then closed, and the Nixon family began their journey home to San Clemente, California. Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to resign from office.

Minutes later, Vice President Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States in the East Room of the White House. After taking the oath of office, President Ford spoke to the nation in a television address, declaring, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

Ford, the first president who came to the office through appointment rather than election, had replaced Spiro Agnew as vice president only eight months before. In a political scandal independent of the Nixon administration’s wrongdoings in the Watergate affair, Agnew had been forced to resign in disgrace after he was charged with income tax evasion and political corruption. In September 1974, Ford pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the Watergate scandal."



antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago
5 0
First, Gerald Ford was not even Vice-President. it was a man by the name of Spiro Agnew. But Agnew was caught in a scandal and had to resign. then, while Ford was serving Richard Nixon, Nixon was caught in Scandal. he was spying on Democrats and making recordings saying these plans. in order to keep peace in america, he resigned. That means that Gerald Ford is the only President and Vice-President that was not elected
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