[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 3, Chapters 10 - 14]
[Chapter 10. Presidential Elections; Electoral College]
[Â§ 4. Presidential Nominations for Vice President]
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                               CHAPTER 10
 
               Presidential Elections; Electoral College
 
Sec. 4. Presidential Nominations for Vice President

Transmittal Message

Sec. 4.1 When the President, pursuant to section 2 of the 25th 
    amendment to the Constitution, nominates a Vice President to take 
    office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses, a 
    message transmitting his nomination is laid before the House by the 
    Speaker.

    On Oct. 13, 1973,(19)~ the Speaker (20) laid 
before the House the following message from the President of the United 
States:
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19. 119 Cong. Rec. 34032, 93d Cong. 1st Sess. For proceedings incident 
        to the Senate's receipt of a similar message see 119 Cong. Rec. 
        34111, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 13, 1973.
            See 120 Cong. Rec. 29366, 93d Cong. 2d Sess., Aug. 20, 
        1974, for similar proceedings relating to the nomination of 
        Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President.
20. Carl Albert (Okla.).

    To the Congress of the United States:

        Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Twenty-fifth 
    Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, I hereby 
    nominate Gerald R. Ford, of Michigan, to be the Vice President of 
    the United States.

                                                Richard Nixon,
                                                The White House,
                                                 October 13, 1973.

Referral to Committee

Sec. 4.2 The Speaker referred the President's nomination of a Vice 
    President to the Committee on the Judiciary, which has jurisdiction 
    over matters relating to Presidential succession.

    On Oct. 13, 1973,(1) the Speaker (2) referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary a message from the

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President of the United States nominating a Vice President.
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 1. 119 Cong. Rec. 34032, 93d Cong. 1st Sess. See 119 Cong. Rec. 34111, 
        93d Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 13, 1973, where, in the Senate, the 
        nomination was referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and 
        Administration.
            Similarly, on Aug. 20, 1974, the nomination by President 
        Gerald R. Ford of Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President was 
        referred in the House to the Committee on the Judiciary. See 
        120 Cong. Rec. 29366, 93d Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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Confirmation

Sec. 4.3 The House agreed to a resolution confirming a Presidential 
    nomination for Vice President of the United States and then 
    received a message from the Senate announcing that body's 
    confirmation of the nomination.

    On Dec. 6, 1973,(3) pursuant to a special 
order,(4) the House considered and agreed to a resolution 
(H. Res. 735) reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union confirming a Presidential nomination for Vice 
President of the United States:
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 3. 119 Cong. Rec. 39899, 39900, 93d Cong. 1st Sess.
 4. See 119 Cong. Rec. 39807, 39812, 39813, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Dec. 
        6, 1973, for proceedings incident to the House's agreement to a 
        resolution, H. Res. 738, making in order consideration of the 
        confirmation resolution.
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        Resolved, That the House of Representatives confirm the 
    nomination of Gerald R. Ford, of the State of Michigan, to be Vice 
    President of the United States.

    A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
    Thereupon, the House received a message from the Senate announcing 
that body's confirmation (5) of the nomination.
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 5. For proceedings incident to the Senate's confirmation of the 
        nomination see 119 Cong. Rec. 38224, 38225, 93d Cong. 1st 
        Sess., Nov. 27, 1973.
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    Similarly, on Dec. 19, 1974,(6)  pursuant to a special 
order, House Resolution 1519,(7) the House considered and 
agreed to a resolution (H. Res. 1511) reported from the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union confirming a Presidential 
nomination for Vice President of the United States:
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 6. 120 Cong. Rec. 41516, 41517, 93d Cong. 2d Sess.
 7. See id. at pp. 41419-516, for text of H. Res. 1519 and debate on H. 
        Res. 1511.
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        Resolved, That the House of Representatives confirm the 
    nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller, of the State of New York, to 
    be Vice President of the United States.

    A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
    Thereupon, the House received a message from the Senate announcing 
that body's confirmation (8) of the nomination.
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 8. For proceedings incident to the Senate's confirmation of the 
        nomination, see 120 Cong. Rec. 38918-36, 93d Cong. 2d Sess., 
        Dec. 10, 1974.
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