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How did Gerald Ford become president without ever running for the presidency or the vice presidency?

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Gerald Ford was appointed to the office of Vice-President after Vice-President Spiro Agnew resigned in the face of a felony charge of tax evasion.

President Richard Nixon appointed Ford as Vice-President to replace Spiro Agnew. Then Ford became President of the United States when Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency when he was facing impeachment over the Watergate scandal.

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