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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.
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 the governor of Maryland.
Nixon and Agnew were re-elected to a second term in a landslide in 1972. Neither completed the second term of office, with both resigning, Agnew in 1972 because of income tax evasion due to payments received for favoring contractors while governor; Nixon the following year amid the Watergate scandal.
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With more than a whiff of linkage between Nixon’s choice of Agnew and Trump’s of Vance, the notion of an insurance policy and antidote against conviction by the Senate must have some merit.
Criminal prosecution of Spiro T. Agnew George Beall VIII (August 17, 1937 – January 15, 2017) was a prominent U.S. attorney. While serving as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland , he prosecuted Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew for bribery. [ 1 ]
In 1973, Ford was appointed to the vice presidency by Richard Nixon and confirmed by Congress under provisions of the 25th Amendment after Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned.