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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 August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon (a Republican) was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency, leaving the office of vice president vacant.
October 6, 1973: Syrian troops invade Israel from the east October 10, 1973: Facing criminal indictment, Spiro Agnew becomes first U.S. Vice President in more than 140 years to resign October 6, 1973: Army of Egypt recaptures the Suez Canal after six years as Yom Kippur War starts with invasion of Israel from the south
A staff secretary, Lisa Brown, replied, “the vice president has resigned” when asked by an Associated Press reporter about Agnew’s appearance in a Baltimore courtroom.
Nixon — who had won the 1972 campaign in a landslide without the benefit of anything gained in the break-in — resigned under pressure of impeachment on Aug. 8, 1974. Related: U.S. Presidents ...
Why is Spiro Agnew last? ... (Agnew, President Richard Nixon’s first vice president, resigned in 1973 after pleading no contest to a single charge of federal tax evasion.) Q. Why is Al Gore first?
Gerald Ford's tenure as the 38th president of the United States began on August 9, 1974, upon the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and ended on January 20, 1977. Ford, a Republican from Michigan, had been appointed vice president on December 6, 1973, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew from that office. Ford was the only person to ...