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Senate confirms Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Gerald R. Ford's nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice President under the 25th Amendment.

Senate confirms Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President

The confirmation filled the vice presidential vacancy left when Ford became president, restoring the presidential line of succession and stabilizing the executive branch during a turbulent post-Watergate transition.

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