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On April 30th, 1973, with the investigation into the Watergate Scandal heating up, President Nixon announced to the nation that H.R. Halderman and John Ehrlichman, two of his closest aids have resigned as did John Dean, Special Counsel to the President. Nixon also said that he would be appointing a new Attorney General to replace Kleindienst, who Nixon said was too close to those involved in the case.

Just over 6 months later, on October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew plead no contest to tax evasion and resigned from the Vice Presidency. Just two days later, Nixon appointed House Minority Leader Gerald Ford to replace Agnew. Ford would be confirmed by the Senate on November 27th and by the House on December 6th. Ford would take the oath just one hour after the House confirmed him.