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The short answer to your question is as follows: Pursuant to section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, Gerald Ford was nominated by President Richard Milhous Nixon to fill the vacancy in the office of the Vice President due to the resignation of Spiro Agnew. This nomination was confirmed by majority vote of both houses of Congress. Thus, Gerald Ford became Vice President under President Nixon. To view Amendments 11 through 27, go to the link from the National Archives website which is below under Related Links.
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∙ 12y agoVice-president Spiro Agnew resigned his office , so President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for VP and the Congress confirmed the appointment and Ford became vice-president. Ford was the minority leader in the House and was widely respected.
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∙ 14y agoGerald Ford became Vice-President under the XXV Amendment to the Constitution.
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∙ 9y agoAmendment 25 , February 10,1967, allows for filling of a vacancy in the vice-presidency.
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∙ 9y agoRichard Nixon nominated him after he resigned.
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∙ 6y agoThe 25th amendment concerns the appointment of a Vice President.
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Who was th only President to be appointed to both Vice and President?
Gerald Ford.
When was Gerald Ford appointed president?
He wasn't. He was appointed Vice President and became President upon Nixon's resignation.
Who replaced Spiro Agnew as vice president of the US in 1973?
The person to replace Spiro Agnew in 1973 was Gerald Ford. President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford to be Vice President.
What vice- president was never elected to office?
Gerald Ford was appointed vice-president when Agnew resigned his office.
He was the first vice president to be appointed under amendment 25?
Gerald Ford
Who was the first person to be appointed vice president as a consequence of a vacancy in the position?
Gerald Ford.
Who was the president who was not elected?
Gerald Ford was the only vice-president not elected. He was appointed VP when when the elected VP Agnew resigned resigned.
Was there a US president who was not elected?
Gerald Ford. He was appointed Vice President and then became president when President Nixon resigned.
Which president is the only one not to have been elected vice president or president?
Gerald Ford. He was appointed Vice president by President Richard Nixon when the elected Vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned. Then Ford became President by succeeding to the office when President Nixon resigned from office.
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
When Vice President Spiro T Agnew resigned prematurely in October 1973 who was nominated and appointed to replace him as Vice President?
Gerald Ford
Unelected vice president to become president?
Gerald Ford was appointed vice-president by Nixon when Agnew resigned and was duly confirmed by the Senate. He became president when Nixon also resigned, so I suppose you could say he was an appointed president.
