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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.. Agnew was born in Baltimore to a Greek immigrant father and an American mother.
Spiro Agnew (born November 9, 1918, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died September 17, 1996, Berlin, Maryland) was the 39th vice president of the United States (1969–73) in the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon.
Jul 16, 2018 · Spiro T. Agnew was a little known Republican politician from Maryland whose unlikely ascent to the vice presidency prompted many Americans in the late 1960s to wonder "Spiro who?" Agnew was an unremarkable figure known to speak in a "deadening monotone" who was nonetheless notorious for his combative relationship with the press and unwavering loyalty to his boss, President Richard M. Nixon.
Sep 19, 1996 · Spiro T. Agnew, the tart-tongued political combatant who fired up the American electorate but then had to resign as Richard M. Nixon's Vice President in the face of a kickback scandal, died on ...
Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States. He served under President Richard Nixon. He was also the 55th governor of the state of Maryland and the first Greek American governor and vice president in United States history.
May 17, 2018 · Spiro Agnew. Born: November 9, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland Died: September 17, 1996 Ocean City, Maryland American vice president and governor. Between the time of his nomination as Richard Nixon's running mate in August 1968 and his resignation in October 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew was a leading spokesman for "The Silent Majority," a term used by Nixon to describe conservative, middle-class ...
Sep 18, 1996 · Spiro Theodore Agnew was born in Baltimore on Nov. 9, 1918. His father, whose name had been Anagnostopoulos, arrived in the United States from Greece in 1897; his mother was a native of Virginia.
Dec 11, 2020 · Richard Nixon's first vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned in 1973 amidst charges of bribery and tax evasion. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and producer Mike Yarvitz investigated the Agnew scandal in ...
Dec 11, 2020 · Richard Nixon's first vice president resigned amid charges of bribery and tax evasion. Maddow and Mike Yarvitz revisit Agnew's story in the podcast (and now book) Bag Man. Originally broadcast in '19.
Sep 18, 1996 · Spiro T. Agnew. Born November 9, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland Died September 18, 1996 Berlin, Maryland. Vice President of the United States, 1969–1973. During President Richard Nixon's (see entry) first term in the White House (1969–1973), Vice President Spiro Agnew emerged as an outspoken defender of the president and his administration. He regularly criticized the American news media for ...
