Ford Timeline

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  • 25th Amendment

    25th Amendment
    The amendment that clarified the sucession to the presidental and vice presidental roles. It was ratified by Lyndon Johnson and used twice by Ford.

  • Spiro Agnew writes letter of resignation to the Secretary and the President.

    Spiro Agnew writes letter of resignation to the Secretary and the President.
    Spiro Agnew former vice president resigned from office. He plead guility for tax evasion and resigned.

  • President Nixon Announces the Nominee For Vice President

    President Nixon Announces the Nominee For Vice President
    President Announces Ford as the Vice Presidential Nominee. He does this on live Tv and in the East Room. Ford Graciously Accepts.

  • The Voting for Future Vice President Ford.

    The Voting for Future Vice President Ford.
    97% consent to Ford being the Vice President.

  • Watergate Scandel

    Watergate Scandel
    An ongoing Scandel with President Nixon was going on. On August 5 he realeased the tapes that took him down.

  • Nixon resigns

    Nixon resigns
    Nixon resigns with a short and sweet letter. He avoids a bigger scandel by doing so.

  • Inauguration of Gerald Ford

    Inauguration of Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford was inaugrated on August 9, 1974 as the 38th prsident of the United States.

  • Ford Pardons Nixon.

    Ford Pardons Nixon.
    Ford pardons Nixon to put the whole sandel behind. He also argued that the scandel would just polarize the public even more. This was a very controversial move.