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As impeachment and the implementation of the 25th Amendment are mentioned more and more frequently.
I did some research as to why Nixon resigned, it was more complicated than impeachment, trial and the mess that would follow.
If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office. I wonder how many know who was Speaker of the House at that time. So, I looked it up, if Nixon had not resigned and been impeached the Speaker of the House would have become POTUS and appointed a V.P.
The Speaker of the House was:
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977.
A DEMOCRAT!
I did some research as to why Nixon resigned, it was more complicated than impeachment, trial and the mess that would follow.
If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office. I wonder how many know who was Speaker of the House at that time. So, I looked it up, if Nixon had not resigned and been impeached the Speaker of the House would have become POTUS and appointed a V.P.
The Speaker of the House was:
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977.
A DEMOCRAT!
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