President Agnew

8-9-74: President Richard Nixon resigns from office amidst the Watergate scandal.

8-10-74: Vice President Spiro Agnew takes office as the 38th President of the United States.

10-10-74: Former President Nixon is convicted and sent to prison. The media praises Agnew for showing brave leadership through tough times. This leads to a major boost in Agnew's approval rating.

12-14-74: It has been months since Agnew took office, but he still needs a Vice President. After a lot of convincing, Agnew appoints Former HUD Secretary George W. Romney to be the 40th Vice President of the United States.

11-2-76: popular President Agnew wins the 1976 election by a landslide, defeating Governor Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.