The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution addresses issues related to presidential succession and disability.
Upon the death of William Henry Harrison, John Tyler (pictured) became the first incumbent vice president to succeed to the presidency.
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Draft Section 3 letter prepared (though never signed) after Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981
Gerald Ford
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
…Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, following a controversy over his personal taxes; two days later, President Richard Nixon nominated Representative Gerald Ford to replace Agnew as vice president pursuant to Section 2. Ford was confirmed by the Senate and the House on November 27 and December 6, respectively…
Official portrait, 1974
Ford (then Leslie Lynch King Jr.) at age three in 1916
Ford as a center on the University of Michigan Wolverines football team, 1933
The Gunnery officers of USS Monterey, 1943. Ford is second from the right, in the front row.