President-elect of the United States the 25th Amendment. The first instance was in 1973, when Gerald Ford was nominated by President Richard Nixon to succeed Spiro Agnew, who had resigned. The second came in 1974, when Ford, who had succeeded to the presidency following Nixon's resignation, nominated Nelson Rockefeller to succeed him. During both vacancies, the nominee was called Vice President-designate, instead of Vice President-elect, as neither had been elected to the office. As a result of these events, the nation has had two more Vice Presidents than it has had Vice President-elects. While he is currently the 48th U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence was
Seal of the Vice President of the United States dies made with counterdies and hand presses in order to affix wax impressions to official documents; one in the Vice President's office and one in the Senate. These were in diameter. The Bureau also made seven smaller stamping dies, ranging in size from to inches (), used to imprint facsimiles on invitations, stationery, and the like. Rockefeller was pleased with the result; he wrote Ford a thank you note which mentioned "as you know, art and aesthetics are my weakness". The seal has not been changed since. Seal of the Vice President of the United States The Seal of the