TimeLine: No WaterGate

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Without Watergate,  President Nixon would be regarded as one of the best presidents we ever had. He would have served from January 20, 1969-January 20, 1977.  We assume that Vice President Agnew resigns, as in real time, giving Nixon the opportunity to appoint another vice president.  Nixon wanted John Connally, and even if there was no Watergate, Congress still may have denied the president his choice, in an administration free of scandal.  What I know about Gerald Ford is that he always wanted to be the Speaker of the House, but the Democrats continued to keep the House.  He was quoted as saying that he would retire from politics after his current term was up, having served since 1948 in the House of Representatives. If Nixon had not selected him as vice president in December, 1973,  He would have retired.  Gerald Ford would have been out of the political picture.
Also,  without Watergate,  Jimmy Carter would not be in the picture, as well.  He ran on a "bring trust back to the White House" theme, which the trust issue would not be brought up, if Watergate did not happen.  Without Watergate,  the Republican party would have won for the third straight election in 1976.  **Whoever the Republican nominee would be. **  I say this because Ford nearly won it in 1976, with the Watergate scandal.   Take that scandal away, and the Democratic Party would have to wait until 1980, to try to capture the White House again.