Sec. 256. Instances in which House and Senate have
confirmed nominee as Vice President; temporary incapacity of
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Congress has twice performed its responsibility under section two of
the 25th amendment. On October 13, 1973, the Speaker laid before the
House a message from President Nixon transmitting his nomination of
Gerald R. Ford, Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, to be
Vice President of the United States, Vice President Agnew having
resigned on October 10, 1973. The Speaker referred the nomination to the
Committee on the Judiciary, which under rule X has jurisdiction over
matters relating to Presidential succession (Oct. 13, 1973, p. 34032).
The nomination of Mr. Ford to be Vice President was confirmed by the
Senate on November 27, 1973 (p. 38225) and by the House on December 6,
1973 (p. 39900), and Vice President Ford was sworn in in the Chamber of
the House of Representatives on December 6 (p. 39925). Subsequently,
President Nixon resigned from office by delivering his written
resignation to the Office of the Secretary of State, pursuant to 3
U.S.C. 20, on August 9, 1974. Pursuant to section one of the 25th
amendment, Vice President Ford became President, and was sworn in in the
East Room at the White House. He nominated Nelson A. Rockefeller to be
Vice President, which nomination was received in the House of
Representatives and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on August
20, 1974; the nomination was confirmed by the Senate on December 10,
1974 (p. 38936) and by the House on December 19, 1974 (p. 41516), and
Vice President Rockefeller was sworn in in the Senate Chamber on
December 19, 1974 (p. 41181). On both instances, the House received the
message from the Senate, announcing that body's confirmation of the
nominee for Vice President, following the vote on confirmation by the
House.
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