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Agnew resigning
Vice President, Spiro Agnew, resigned after being accused of tax evasion and giving in to being bribed -
President nominates his vice president
Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. This was the first time the 25th amendment was used to put someone in the Vice President's space -
Ford is now President
A day after Nixon's resignation, Ford was sworn in as the President of the United States -
Nixon resigns
The Watergate Incident, President Richard Nixon decided to resign from office. He was the first president to resign -
Rockefeller comes into the picture
Shortly after being inaugurated, Ford nominated Rockefeller as his Vice President. Rockefeller is the second person to become Vice President through the 25th amendment -
Ford pardons former president Richard Nixon
About a month after Nixon resigned from office, Ford pardoned him from the Watergate Incident/scandal.
