- Spiro Agnew - Wikipedia
In 1973, Agnew was investigated by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax fraud Agnew took kickbacks from contractors during his time as Baltimore county executive and governor of Maryland
- Spiro Agnew | Biography, Scandal, Facts, Resignation - Britannica
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
- Encyclopedia Americana: Spiro T. Agnew - Maryland State Archives
As vice president, Agnew soon gained wider attention with a number of controversial speeches He charged that opponents of the Vietnam War were encouraged by "an effete corps of impudent snobs "
- Spiro T. Agnew: The Rise, Fall, and Family Roots of an American Vice . . .
Agnew appealed to moderates and progressives by denouncing racism, supporting open housing laws, and focusing on responsible governance Though his record was not without criticism, he was seen as a competent and relatively moderate Republican
- Spiro Agnew Dies At 77 -- Nixons Vice President Quit In 1973 Scandal
Mr Agnew died yesterday of undiagnosed leukemia at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md , near his summer home in Ocean City, hospital officials said today Flags at federal facilities were
- Spiro Theodore Agnew - National Governors Association
In 1968, Richard M Nixon selected Agnew to be his vice presidential running mate Agnew quickly developed a reputation for strong polemical speeches critical of the antiwar movement, the media, and liberals
- LibGuides: U. S. Vice Presidents: Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 He is the second and most recent vice president to resign the position, the other being John C Calhoun in 1832
- Spiro Theodore Agnew | Encyclopedia. com
In 1966 he became the Republican candidate for governor of Maryland His main opponent, George Mahoney, was strongly opposed to civil rights Agnew defeated Mahoney and became the fifty-fifth governor of Maryland As governor, Agnew was known as a progressive leader with moderate civil rights beliefs
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