Height -- not heighth -- is synonymous with altitude, and can be â¦ thought of as the distance above the ground, as in the height of a skyscraper or the height of a tall tree (or any tree, for that matter).
Gerald Ford is the only man who be both President and Vice  President without being elected to either position. In 1973  following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Ag â¦ new, President  Richard Nixon appointed House Minority Leader and Congressman  Gerald Ford to replace Agnew as the Vice President.
Quick Answer. The vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate. In this capacity, the vice president acts as the presiding officer when present on the Senate floor. In the vice president's absence, a president pro tempore officiates Senate proceedings. Continue Reading.