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Political Crisis Averted
Without the 25th Amendment, the nation may have faced a political crisis in 1974. Accused of tax evasion, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973, then President Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate investigation in 1974. Both offices would have been vacant, but under the 25th Amendment, the President could nominate a replacement. Nixon asked Congressman Gerald Ford for recommendations, but ultimately chose Ford himself.
Letter from House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford to President Nixon with recommendations for nomination to the Vice Presidency, October 11, 1973, Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library |