THE 1970S 1969 1979
THE WATERGATE SCANDAL
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President
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Vice President
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Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court
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Attorney General
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Detailed explanation-1: -The inauguration of Gerald Ford as the 38th president of the United States was held on Friday, August 9, 1974, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., after President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal .
Detailed explanation-2: -When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974 as our 38th President, he declared, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances…This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the revelations stemming from the investigation of the Watergate break-in, President Richard M. Nixon resigned the Presidency in this letter dated August 9, 1974. The President’s resignation letter is addressed to the Secretary of State, in keeping with a law passed by Congress in 1792.
Detailed explanation-4: -Confirmed Vice President On August 20, 1974, Ford announced his nomination of former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to fill the vacancy.