WI: No Watergate

Would Ford still be VP? IIRC he was picked to replace Agnew because Watergate had begun to brew and everyone knew he stood a chance of ascending quite soon. Would Nixon a) want to pick a more electable Republican closer to him and thus groom him and b) be able to? And would that VP win?
 
Would Ford still be VP? IIRC he was picked to replace Agnew because Watergate had begun to brew and everyone knew he stood a chance of ascending quite soon. Would Nixon a) want to pick a more electable Republican closer to him and thus groom him and b) be able to?

I think he would pick George Bush, as he considered doing that in 1968 and the two were on good terms.

I've heard John Connally suggested, but the problem is he wasn't liked by anyone other than Nixon.
 
Who would be the 1976 Democratic nominee TTL? Birch, Jackson, Udall come to mind. How would a full Nixon term go? Ultimately, how would no Watergate alter the role of and perception of the US government?
 
I think he would pick George Bush, as he considered doing that in 1968 and the two were on good terms.

I've heard John Connally suggested, but the problem is he wasn't liked by anyone other than Nixon.

I think Dole would be a better pick in the event that Agnew still resigns and Nixon has more freedom on his VP pick (but not enough to pick Connolly) as Dole would better appeal to Conservatives than Bush.
 
I think Dole would be a better pick in the event that Agnew still resigns and Nixon has more freedom on his VP pick (but not enough to pick Connolly) as Dole would better appeal to Conservatives than Bush.

That's an interesting idea. In this scenario Dole probably beats Reagan and Rockefeller for the 1976 nomination, being the centrist and winning like Nixon 68 and then getting a narrow victory over the Democrat nominee. Who would that nominee be? How would the late 1970s go TTL? Going forward how would US politics and history be effected?
 
That's an interesting idea. In this scenario Dole probably beats Reagan and Rockefeller for the 1976 nomination, being the centrist and winning like Nixon 68 and then getting a narrow victory over the Democrat nominee. Who would that nominee be? How would the late 1970s go TTL? Going forward how would US politics and history be effected?

Reagan would have been the Republican nominee in 1976. OTL he almost defeated an incumbent President.
 
Reagan would have been the Republican nominee in 1976. OTL he almost defeated an incumbent President.

I would agree, though Reagan vs. VP Dole race TTL would be close. Reagan winning is 50/50, so if he loses Dole is the nominee in 1980. Either way, the 77-81 presidential term is still gonna suck, so whoever wins in 76 loses in 80.
 
I think South Vietnam could stagger on a bit longer but given its fundamental weakness and that the US is wary of getting involved in Vietnam it would still probably fall. Thoughts on the fate of Vietnam?

A lot of questions in that regard. The Arab states sensed weakness due in no small part due to Watergate and thought America would stay out hence rolling the dice on another attack on Israel. They very well might not with the President looking strong.

No Yom Kipper war no OPEC embargo and a better economy in the US in the 70s so more money to go to US allies like South Vietnam. When you handicap a President the way Watergate and Monicagate did justified or not it hurts US security and others always see an opening take advange of it.
 
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