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+ | |description=Richard Nixon was forced to choose [[Gerald Ford]] as vice-president to provide a compliant replacement once the Watergate coup had been activated | ||
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==Removal of Spiro Agnew== | ==Removal of Spiro Agnew== | ||
− | [[Mark Gorton]] notes the importance of the removal of Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]], so as to make the way clear for a trusted replacement. With Agnew out of the way, the [[Watergate/Perpetrators|Watergate Coup plotters]] were free to place one of their own in position to take the presidency. President Nixon wanted to appoint John | + | [[Mark Gorton]] notes the importance of the removal of Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]], so as to make the way clear for a trusted replacement. With Agnew out of the way, the [[Watergate/Perpetrators|Watergate Coup plotters]] were free to place one of their own in position to take the presidency. President Nixon wanted to appoint [[John Connally]] of Texas as vice president, but Connally could not be controlled by the plotters, so the Republican establishment loyal to Bush threatened to block Connally’s nomination, and Nixon was forced to pick a controllable vice president, [[Gerald Ford]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 8 January 2025
Date | - 1972 |
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Description | Richard Nixon was forced to choose Gerald Ford as vice-president to provide a compliant replacement once the Watergate coup had been activated |
Removal of Spiro Agnew
Mark Gorton notes the importance of the removal of Vice President Spiro Agnew, so as to make the way clear for a trusted replacement. With Agnew out of the way, the Watergate Coup plotters were free to place one of their own in position to take the presidency. President Nixon wanted to appoint John Connally of Texas as vice president, but Connally could not be controlled by the plotters, so the Republican establishment loyal to Bush threatened to block Connally’s nomination, and Nixon was forced to pick a controllable vice president, Gerald Ford.
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