History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2157 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Resignation
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The idea
Nixon resigned before the full House could vote on impeachment, the first and only American president to resign, the Yawp records.
In practice
Gerald Ford sworn in, a president never elected to the presidency or the vice presidency, as the anchor notes.
Where people slip
The anchor adds that no vice president before Ford had succeeded a president who resigned.
Your place on the trail
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