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25th Amendment
Put into law the correct way to put someone into presidency in case of emergency, or resignation, in which stated vice president would become president in section 1 -
Spiro Agnew Resignation
Spiro, Nixon's first vice president resigned from office after being accused of tax evasion and pleading guilty, placing Gerald Ford later as VP -
Ford accepts Vice Presidency
Ford accepts the role of vice presidency, as he was nominated by Nixon -
Richard Nixon resigned
Richard Nixon resigned from the office before his impeachment, which placed the vice president of Gerald Ford into office. -
Gerald Ford is nominated into presidency
After the resignation, Gerald Ford was sworn into office following to ensure someone was president -
Rockefeller for VP
Nelson A. Rockefeller, the former governor of New York, is selected by Ford as VP -
Ford Pardons Nixon
After Watergate, Nixon was being accused of obstruction of justice and still charged after his resignation, but Ford pardoned him and let go all of his charges -
Ford's Tenure Ends
Ford leaves D.C. as Jimmy Carter is inaugurated into office