Ford, a Republican from Michigan, had served as Vice President of the United States since December 6, 1973, following Spiro Agnew's resignation from that office. The 38th United States president, Ford has the distinction of being the first, and to date the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. Nixon's second term was dominated by the Watergate scandal, which stemmed from a Nixon campaign group's attempted burglary of the Democratic National Committee's headquarters and the subsequent cover-up by the Nixon administration. In October 1974, Ford went before the American public and asked them to 'Whip Inflation Now'. As part of this program, he urged people to wear 'WIN' buttons. To try to mesh service and sacrifice, 'WIN' called for Americans to reduce their spending and consumption, especially with regards to gasoline.