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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 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.
One full term; resigned 3 years, 9 months and 24 days into second term 11: George Clinton: 2,604: 4th • March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812 [d] Thomas Jefferson and James Madison: One full term; died 3 years, 1 month and 16 days into second term 12: Spiro Agnew: 1,724: 39th • January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 [c] Richard Nixon
In 1973, after months of claiming innocence, Agnew pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and resigned. One reason Nixon had selected Agnew was as an insurance policy against a potential ...
“Our long national nightmare is over,” declared Ford, who became vice president in December 1973 — after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned due to an unrelated tax fraud case.
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.
Nixon appointed Ford to the vice presidency after Spiro Agnew resigned. ... One option President Ford did not consider when making his 1989 prediction was that a president might step aside ...