Remarks of the President Announcing His Nominee for Vice President

Authors

United States Office of the White House Press Secretary

Files

Description

Remarks of President Richard Nixon announcing Representative Gerald R. Ford as his nominee for Vice President of the United States. Nixon made the nomination following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation two days earlier. The nomination occurred pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

Start Date

10-12-1973

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