If Spiro Agnew wasn’t a crook but Watergate still happened

[darklordoftech]

Would this mean that Agnew would become President upon Nixon’s resignation? If so, what would President Agnew be like? Would Reagan primary Agnew like he primaried Ford?

[(no subject)]

No one wanted President Agnew as even without the bribes he was seen as not fit to be President

[Sir Mohamed]

His brief presidency would have been a mess, much stable and erratic than Ford's tenure. Either would have lost the 1976 election, but - my assumption - he would have been pushed aside not to stand for a full term. Positive effect might be Reagan becomes the GOP nominee and loses the GE, consequently never becomes prez.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

I really don't see it being much different from Ford's presidency. Reagan probably wouldn't have challenged Agnew though.

[brucejoel99]

Would this mean that Agnew would become President upon Nixon’s resignation?

That's how the constitutionally-dictated presidential line of succession works, yes.

If so, what would President Agnew be like?

An oaf without astute political skills who just delegates his foreign policy to Kissinger & domestic policy to advisers who actually have brains.

Would Reagan primary Agnew like he primaried Ford?

If he senses blood in the water (i.e., a ripe enough opportunity to potentially win) as he did in real life, then I see no reason why he wouldn't.