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Spiro Theodore Agnew ( / ˈspɪəroʊ ˈæɡnjuː /; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign the position, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832.
Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States (1969–73) in the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon. Amid a scandal related to his governorship of Maryland, he became the first person to resign the nation’s second highest office under duress.
Sep 19, 1996 · Spiro T. Agnew, the tart-tongued political combatant who fired up the American electorate but then had to resign as Richard M. Nixon's Vice President in the face of a kickback scandal, died on...
Nov 8, 2019 · How did Vice President Spiro Agnew launch a culture war against the press 50 years ago? Read about the context, the speechwriter and the impact of his words.
Jul 16, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Spiro Agnew, who rose from a Baltimore lawyer to become Richard Nixon's vice president and then resigned amid corruption charges. Find out how his resignation paved the way for Gerald Ford to become president.
Oct 23, 1973 · WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—The collapse of Spiro T. Agnew's career was a negotiated decline and fall.
Oct 22, 1973 · Why had Spiro Agnew so dramatically and abruptly decided to quit? “Because everything he tried flopped,” one high-ranking Justice official declares flatly.
