1974 United States vice presidential confirmation

none December 2025 July 2021 1974 United States vice presidential confirmation United States Presidential Popular no 1974 12 10 (Senate)1974 12 19 (House) 100 and 435 members of the Senate and House Majority of both Senate and House 1973 United States vice presidential confirmation 1973 Nelson Rockefeller.jpg x200px Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) New York 90 (Senate)287 (House) 92.8% (Senate)69.2% (House) Vice President Confirmed Vice President Gerald Ford Nelson Rockefeller On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon (a Republican) was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency, leaving the office of vice president vacant. Under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a vice presidential vacancy is filled when the president nominates a candidate who is confirmed by both houses of Congress, which were controlled by the Democrats. On August 20, 1974, Ford announced his nomination of former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to fill the vacancy. Glass Andrew Rockefeller sworn in as vice president, Dec. 19, 1974 https://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/this-day-in-politics-085261 5 October 2015 Politico 19 December 2012 Ford also considered picking Tennessee Senator Howard Baker Kincade Vance Heirs Apparent: Solving the Vice Presidential Dilemma 2000 Greenwood Publishing Group 35 9780275968663 https://books.google.com/books?id=fcSZ36r252cC 5 October 2015 and then-U.S. Liaison Chief to China George H. W. Bush. Rockefeller was generally considered to be a liberal Republican, and Ford decided that picking Rockefeller would help his candidacy gain support in the 1976 presidential election.Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, 41st Vice President (1974–1977) https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Nelson_Rockefeller.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151006041452/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Nelson_Rockefeller.htm October 6, 2015 5 October 2015 United States Senate Rockefeller's nomination dismayed many conservatives; many conservative Democrats and Republicans opposed the nomination. This was especially true among members of the U.S. House of Representatives. However, some House opponents were liberal Democrats who looked askance at some minor improprieties disclosed during Rockefeller's confirmation hearings and whose partisanship had been hardened due to the leftover effects from the political and psychological trauma of Watergate. The confirmation hearings for Rockefeller lasted for months, but Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States on December 19, 1974. Due to the pressure on Ford by the party hardliners, Rockefeller was ultimately passed over for the 1976 ticket, and Ford instead chose Kansas Senator Bob Dole as his running mate. Ford, however, regretted this move later. Confirmation votes By a vote of 90 to 7 on December 10, 1974, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller. To confirm the nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice-President of the U.S. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/93-1974/s1092 United States Senate December 10, 1974 govtrack.us February 12, 2019 Among those opposing and voting against Rockefeller's confirmation were 3 conservative Republicans: Barry Goldwater, Jesse Helms, and William L. Scott.Glass Andrew Rockefeller sworn in as vice president, Dec. 19, 1974 December 19, 2017 Politico https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/19/rockefeller-sworn-in-as-vice-president-dec-19-1974-297732 June 19, 2023 The following week, on December 19, the House of Representatives gave its approval, 287 to 128. To agree to H.Res. 1511, confirming Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President of the United States https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/93-1974/h1070 United States House of Representatives December 19, 1974 govtrack.us February 12, 2019 1974 U.S. SenateVice presidentialconfirmation vote: Party Total votes Democratic Republican Conservative Independent Yes 52 36 1 1 902(90 97 1) No 04 03 00 00 72(7 97 1)Result: Confirmed Roll call vote on the nomination Senator Party State Vote James Abourezk D South Dakota Nay George Aiken R Vermont Yea James Allen James Allen (Alabama politician) D Alabama Yea Howard Baker R Tennessee Yea Dewey Bartlett R Oklahoma Yea Birch Bayh D Indiana Nay John Glenn Beall J. Glenn Beall Jr. R Maryland Yea Henry Bellmon R Oklahoma No vote Wallace Bennett R Utah Yea Lloyd Bentsen D Texas Yea Alan Bible D Nevada Yea Joe Biden D Delaware Yea Bill Brock R Tennessee Yea Edward Brooke R Massachusetts Yea James L. Buckley C New York Yea Quentin Burdick D North Dakota Yea Harry F. Byrd Harry F. Byrd Jr. I Virginia Yea Robert Byrd D West Virginia Yea Howard Cannon D Nevada Yea Clifford Case R New Jersey Yea Lawton Chiles D Florida Yea Frank Church D Idaho Yea Dick Clark Dick Clark (senator) D Iowa Yea Marlow Cook R Kentucky Yea Norris Cotton R New Hampshire Yea Alan Cranston D California Yea Carl Curtis R Nebraska Yea Bob Dole R Kansas Yea Pete Domenici R New Mexico Yea Peter Dominick R Colorado Present Thomas Eagleton D Missouri Yea James Eastland D Mississippi Yea Sam Ervin D North Carolina Yea Paul Fannin R Arizona Yea Hiram Fong R Hawaii Yea J. William Fulbright D Arkansas Yea Barry Goldwater R Arizona Nay Mike Gravel D Alaska Yea Robert P. Griffin R Michigan Yea Edward Gurney R Florida Yea Clifford Hansen R Wyoming Yea Philip Hart D Michigan Yea Vance Hartke D Indiana Yea Floyd Haskell D Colorado Yea Mark Hatfield R Oregon Yea William Hathaway D Maine Yea Jesse Helms R North Carolina Nay Fritz Hollings D South Carolina Yea Roman Hruska R Nebraska Yea Walter Dee Huddleston D Kentucky Yea Harold Hughes D Iowa Yea Hubert Humphrey D Minnesota Yea Daniel Inouye D Hawaii Yea Henry M. Jackson D Washington Yea Jacob Javits R New York Yea J. Bennett Johnston D Louisiana Yea Ted Kennedy D Massachusetts Yea Russell B. Long D Louisiana Yea Warren Magnuson D Washington Yea Mike Mansfield D Montana No vote Charles Mathias R Maryland Yea John L. McClellan D Arkansas Yea James A. McClure R Idaho Yea Gale McGee D Wyoming Yea George McGovern D South Dakota Yea Thomas J. McIntyre D New Hampshire Yea Lee Metcalf D Montana Yea Howard Metzenbaum D Ohio Nay Walter Mondale D Minnesota Yea Joseph Montoya D New Mexico Yea Frank Moss D Utah Yea Edmund Muskie D Maine Yea Gaylord Nelson D Wisconsin Nay Sam Nunn D Georgia Yea Bob Packwood R Oregon Yea John Pastore D Rhode Island Yea James B. Pearson R Kansas Yea Claiborne Pell D Rhode Island Yea Charles H. Percy R Illinois Yea William Proxmire D Wisconsin Yea Jennings Randolph D West Virginia Yea Abraham Ribicoff D Connecticut Yea William Roth R Delaware Yea Richard Schweiker R Pennsylvania Yea Hugh Scott R Pennsylvania Yea William L. Scott R Virginia Nay John Sparkman D Alabama Yea Robert Stafford R Vermont Yea John C. Stennis D Mississippi Yea Ted Stevens R Alaska Yea Adlai Stevenson Adlai Stevenson III D Illinois Yea Stuart Symington D Missouri Yea Robert A. Taft Robert Taft Jr. R Ohio Yea Herman Talmadge D Georgia Yea Strom Thurmond R South Carolina Yea John Tower R Texas Yea John V. Tunney D California Yea Lowell Weicker R Connecticut Yea Harrison A. Williams D New Jersey Yea Milton Young R North Dakota Yea 1974 U.S. HouseVice presidentialconfirmation vote: Party Total votes Democratic Republican Yes 134 153 2872(287 415 1) No 098 030 1282(128 415 1)Result: Confirmed See also Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution 1973 United States vice presidential confirmation References External links Nelson Rockefeller Confirmation Hearings transcript, Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Rockefeller's Opening Statement to Senate Rules Committee, YouTube. R000363 Nelson Rockefeller papers, 1908-1996 This collection held at the Rockefeller Archive Center comprehensively documents Nelson A. Rockefeller's life and career, including his family life, his political activities, his philanthropic activities, and his public service. Nelson A. 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