11-24-2008, 02:45 AM
rgG wrote:
Gerald Ford was the one selected to be the replacement for Nixon's original VP, Spiro T. Agnew. When Ford took over for Nixon they appointed Nelson Rockefeller to take Ford's place. So, it has already happened at least twice.
About Ford, from the Wiki:
He was the first person appointed to the vice-presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, and became President upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. Ford was the fifth U.S. President never to have been elected to that position, and the only one never to have won any national election. He was also the longest-lived president in U.S. history, dying at the age of 93.
I am old. I remember when all of this happened. IMO, the reason Carter beat Ford was because Ford was never elected to the office of President. Ford was the incumbent and had never run a presidential campaign till he ran against Carter. It was a very interesting campaign.