I was incorrect

So all along I thought that President Ford was Speaker of the House because he worked his way up through the ranks as a result of Watergate.  I know of Watergate as it preempted my Sesame Street time on PBS as a kid.  Evewn having read books on Ford it appears it didnt really stick as to how he got to be in the position to be in the position of President.
So reading pieces of that Newt book last night I read a stat about 40 years since majority and I was confused.  I thought - here we go - random facts that none of us have the time of desire to verify and so they feed us garbage.  But thanks to the internet I was able to correct my original assumption about Ford...  He was president of the Senate.  As noted below in the blip from his library bio site.  This sure was an interesting time in history.


Because the Republicans did not attain a majority in the House, Ford was unable to reach his ultimate political goal--to be Speaker of the House. Ironically, he did become president of the Senate. When Spiro Agnew resigned the office of Vice President of the United States late in 1973, after pleading no contest to a charge of income tax evasion, President Nixon was empowered by the 25th Amendment to appoint a new vice president. Presumably, he needed someone who could work with Congress, survive close scrutiny of his political career and private life, and be confirmed quickly. He chose Gerald R. Ford. Following the most thorough background investigation in the history of the FBI, Ford was confirmed and sworn in on December 6, 1973.