1973 (11 images)

House Republican Leader Gerald Ford acknowledges applause after President Richard Nixon tapped him to be Vice president of the United Stated to succeed Spiro Agnew on October 12, 1973. The announcement, which brought cheers from Congress, was made in the East Room of the White House. (UPI Photo/Files)

House Republican Leader Gerald Ford receives a kiss from his wife after President Nixon nominated him to be vice president on October 12, 1973. The annoucnement was made during ceremonies in the East Room of the White House. (UPI Photo/Files)

Alabama Governor George Wallace (L) and Sen. Edward Kennedy are shown together on July 4, 1973 in Decatur, Alabama, during a July 4th “Spirit of America” celebration. Sen. Kennedy was the guest speaker while Governor Wallace was presented the third annual Audie Murphy Patriotism Award. Both Kennedy and Wallace, potential candidates in the 1976 presidential race, were listed on the White House “enemies list” disclosed during the Senate Watergate Hearings. (UPI Photo/Files)

After leaving Georgetown Hospital in Washington where his son’s right leg was amputated above the knee in an operation for cancer, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy escorts his niece, Kathleen Kennedy, eldest child of his assassinated brother Robert, into Holy Trinity Catholic Church on November 17, 1973 where she will be married to David Lee Townsend. A hospital spokesman said the condition of 12-yrear old Edward M. Kennedy Jr. was “satisfactory.” (UPI Photo/rtb/Files)