Remarks of the President Upon Introduction of Governor Nelson Rockeller As Vice President-Designate and Press Conference of Governor Nelson Rockefeller Vice President-Designate

Authors

Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States Office of the White House Press Secretary

Files

Description

Press conference of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller after President Gerald Ford announced that he was nominating Rockefeller to be the 41st Vice President of the United States. President Ford nominated Rockefeller pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Ford’s succession to the presidency upon President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

Start Date

8-20-1974

Rights

Courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. All Rights Reserved.

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

25th Amendment, Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Presidental Succession, Presidential Inability, Vice President