No 25th Amendment

[stalkinghorse]

Had the 25th amendment not been written, Gerald Ford would ahve been appointed VP in 73, so the Speaker of the House, Carl Albert would have become President on Nixons resignation.

How does the 76 election go?

Could Albert have made an impact?

Who would have been the nominees and the winners?

[stalkinghorse]

Speaker Carl Albert made it clear he would be only a caretaker President.  He would not have run for a full term.     

Ronald Reagan does not have to deal with the burden of a Presidential pardon, and wins the election.

Governor Ronald Reagan (CA)/ Senator Richard Schweiker (PA)         371
Congressman Mo Udall (AZ)/ Senator Birch Bayh (IN)                         167

But Albert announced he would only become acing pres, on the basis that the republicans would choose a pres.

With no 25th, no process would be in place for a GOP replacement, unless one would become Speaker, hence becoming next in line.

Would Albert effectively had to remain President?

Would Nixon still have been pardoned?