... in the White House. These tapes reveled a lot of crucial information on the scandal. On October 10th, 1973, Vice President Agnew resigned following revelations of his financial improprieties. Nixon nominated Gerald R. Ford, to succeed Agnew. On August 5th, Nixon released tapes showing that he had participated in the Watergate cover-up as early as June 23rd, 1972. His supporters in Congress felt ... by the House and convicted in the Senate. On August 8th, Nixon announced, without admitting guilt, that he would resign. He left the office the next day, and Vice President Gerald Ford was sw...

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... Nixon's VP (Spiro Agnew) had to step down as a result of some problems with his income tax, Nixon used the 25th Amendment to replace Agnew with Gerald Ford. A year later when Nixon had to resign, President Ford became the new president and used the 25th Amendment to appoint Nelson Rockefeller as his VP. For the first time in our history, both the president ... ...

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