Episode 181 GERALD FORD The Accidental President, ( Part 6 ) The Appointment of Nelson Rockefeller, bailing out New York City, and John Paul Stevens

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In this episode we look at three of the major events of the Gerald Ford Administration that people will remember.

First off Gerald Ford had to find a person to fill the office of Vice President of the United States. It would be only the second time the 25th amendment would be used, and the last time it was used. He would select New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to serve in that position. Rockefeller was one of the major political figures of the 1960's and 1970's and represented a wing of the Republican Party that does not exist any longer. He was a liberal Republican. Here…