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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 position, 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.
Lost in the headlines surrounding Watergate was Vice President Spiro T. Agnew’s resignation following a plea of no contest to charges of federal income tax evasion — a deal that allowed him to ...
Vice President Spiro Agnew (R-MD) was convicted of tax fraud stemming from bribery charges in Maryland and forced to resign. [199] Gerald R. Ford (R-MI) was nominated by Nixon to replace Agnew as vice president, becoming the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment.
Agnew received a fine of $10,000 and three years of unsupervised probation. Skip ahead to The Gleaner of June 13, 1974, which reported Agnew had been an overnight guest at 16907 Kentucky 136 south ...
Vice President Spiro Agnew had this tune banned in 1970 because he believed that the "Magic Dragon" Peter, Paul and Mary were singing about was street slang for marijuana. The group claimed the ...
October 10, 1973: Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President of the United States due to corruption while he was the governor of Maryland. October 12, 1973: Gerald Ford is nominated as vice president under the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.