Buffalo Pregame my guess is there isn't much video available on that, if any. There was no Cspan back then. Also, Ford's confirmation was pretty much a lock (Senate 92-3, House 387-35 I think) so no reason to interrupt regular programming to cover the hearings. I don't remember any coverage.
@@helpinghalOr even cable news channels back then. My guess is that maybe the then brand new PBS news organization (which led to the start of the permanent start soon of the daily Newshour with founding Anchors McNeil and Lehrer by )showed this full live opening of this historic confirmation with then VP Nominee Ford. Plus when Ford got approved as Nixon’s VP and soon to be POTUS. And a highlight show as well.
This was the Senate Rules Committee. At the time, there were no express Senate rules about how hearings would be held on a nominee to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice President. It was something that had never happened before. The Rules Committee was the committee that had jurisdiction over "matters of Presidential succession." It was decide that this would include holding hearings on the Ford nomination.
If a vacancy it’s the only federal office requiring confirmation by both houses of Congress, all other confirmations require just the senate
Do we know where the full congressional hearing is?
Buffalo Pregame my guess is there isn't much video available on that, if any. There was no Cspan back then. Also, Ford's confirmation was pretty much a lock (Senate 92-3, House 387-35 I think) so no reason to interrupt regular programming to cover the hearings. I don't remember any coverage.
@@helpinghal ^^ What David Weaver said.^^
@@helpinghalOr even cable news channels back then. My guess is that maybe the then brand new PBS news organization (which led to the start of the permanent start soon of the daily Newshour with founding Anchors McNeil and Lehrer by )showed this full live opening of this historic confirmation with then VP Nominee Ford. Plus when Ford got approved as Nixon’s VP and soon to be POTUS. And a highlight show as well.
Where can we find the actual hearings in the house and senate and the vote in each house?
Confirming someone based on their qualifications and ability to exercise the job and not an ideological litmus test. Wish we'd go back to that.
Bob Dole might have made a good Veep with Ford.
Does anyone know what committee it was
I beleive the Judicary committee.
It is the Senate Rules Committee. I believe Ford was also interviewed by the HOUSE Judiciary committee.
This was the Senate Rules Committee. At the time, there were no express Senate rules about how hearings would be held on a nominee to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice President. It was something that had never happened before. The Rules Committee was the committee that had jurisdiction over "matters of Presidential succession." It was decide that this would include holding hearings on the Ford nomination.