United States vice presidential selection, 1973 Gerald Ford of Michigan, who was popular among the members of Congress and who was good friends with Nixon. Ford won the approval of both houses by huge margins, and was sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the United States on December 6, 1973. In 1974, Ford ascended to the presidency after the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon. United States vice presidential selection, 1973 In 1973, Republican Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign following a controversy over his personal taxes. Under the terms of the 25th Amendment, a vice presidential vacancy is
Flag of the Vice President of the United States sizes as in 1915) were ordered on October 23 and delivered on October 28. The President's flag had been redesigned in the interim, but the same 1915 design for the Vice President's flag was apparently used again for this occasion. The Vice President boarded first, so his flag was hoisted at the mainmast. The Belgian royalty boarded an hour later, at which point the Belgian national ensign was raised at the mainmast, with the Vice President's flag being shifted to the foremast, per Navy regulations. Originally, several reports said the 1915 design was intended to be the official flag for