B. Gerald Ford Gerald Ford succeeded President Richard Nixon as president after Nixon resigned as a result of the Watergate Scandal. Ford became vice president not because of an election, but because he was chosen after his predecessor, Spiro Agnew, resigned because of evidence proving him guilty of crimes. Millard Fillmore and John Tyler both succeeded Zachary Taylor and William Henry Harrison, respectively. Chester Arthur succeeded James A. Garfield after he was assassinated.
