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Spiro Theodore Agnew (/ ˈ s p ɪər oʊ ˈ æ ɡ n juː /; 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 first being John C. Calhoun in 1832.
On October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew (a Republican) was forced to resign following a controversy over his personal taxes.Under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a vice presidential vacancy is filled when the president nominates a candidate who is confirmed by both houses of Congress.
By a vote of 90 to 7 on December 10, 1974, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller. [4] Among those opposing and voting against Rockefeller's confirmation were 3 conservative Republicans: Barry Goldwater, Jesse Helms, and William L. Scott. [5]
On September 26, 1973, a request by Vice President Spiro Agnew that an impeachment inquiry into him be launched was denied by Speaker of the House Carl Albert. [2] [3] Agnew had requested such an inquiry to investigate charges that he had received bribes from construction companies during his tenure as governor of Maryland.
It nominated former Vice President Richard Nixon for president and Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew for vice president. It was the fourth time Nixon had been nominated on the Republican ticket as either its vice presidential (1952 and 1956) or presidential candidate . Symbolic of the South's changing political affiliation, this was the first ...
Most Americans will not recall Spiro Agnew, the disgraced former governor of Maryland. Agnew had a modest resume, serving as a Maryland county executive and governor until he was selected to ...
Pamela Lee Agnew July 5, 1943 (age 81) Spiro Agnew: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb March 19, 1944 (age 80) Lyndon B. Johnson: Tricia Nixon Cox February 21, 1946 (age 79) Richard Nixon: George W. Bush July 6, 1946 (age 78) George H. W. Bush: James Randy Agnew September 9, 1946 (age 78) Spiro Agnew
The Republican presidential nominee has the chatter, the notoriety, and the cynicism from the famous quote, writes Edward A. Wasserman.