Don't know much about politics pre Reagan (or even pre Bush tbh), were these two swamp? I know JFK cheated Nixon out of the presidency the first time but did Nixon eventually fall into swamp?
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He wasn’t chosen, when Nixon resigned the VP (ford) takes over the admin.
In parliamentary governments you’d have new elections.
Ford was going to be a lame duck no matter what.
He was chosen as VP though and at that point I assume they knew a good chance Nixon would step down