Richard Nixon
That would be Gerald Ford. He became VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then ascended to President after Nixon resigned.
In 1974 Nixon resigned because of the Watergate Scandal.
Richard Nixon resigned because he would have been impeached by congress.
Richard Nixon
Had President Nixon been impeached, the trial would have been held in the Senate where he would have been either convicted or acquitted.
War powers act.
Yes but its a little more complicated than that, the congress and senate were both enthralled by Nixon. After all, he wasn't necessarily a bad president, he just did a stupid thing. Gerald Ford was his successor as determined when Nixon was put into presidency
US President Nixon believed it was unnecessary to consult the US Congress on his decision to bomb Cambodia during the Vietnam War. His rational was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. In that case, President Kennedy did not consult with the Congress on his decisions regarding Cuba and the USSR. Nixon claimed that the Vietnam War was in itself a crisis and as Commander in Chief, he could make major policy changes without consulting with Congress.
Ford was nominated to be VP by Nixon and approved by Congress after Agnew resigned as VP. He then became President when Nixon resigned.
President Richard Nixon
Richard M. Nixon was the President implictated in the Watergate Scandal.