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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 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
Agnew, Spiro T. - Encyclopedia. com Agnew targeted antiwar activists and journalists for particularly tough treatment He labeled antiwar protestors as "an effete [feminine and weak] corps of impudent [disrespectful] snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals "
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 - U-S-History. com Agnew pursued politics as a Republican reformer and was elected in 1962 as the chief executive of Baltimore County Capitalizing on discord within the Democratic party, Agnew managed to garner Democratic votes to become the first Republican governor of Maryland in the 20th century, in 1967
Spiro Agnew - New World Encyclopedia Agnew attended Forest Park High School in Baltimore before enrolling in Johns Hopkins University in 1937 He studied chemistry at Johns Hopkins University for three years before joining the U S Army and serving in Europe during World War II
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