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− | + | |image=Spiro agnew.jpg | |
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+ | |office=vice | ||
+ | |term_start=January 20, 1969 | ||
+ | |term_end=October 10, 1973 | ||
+ | |party=Republican | ||
+ | |pres=Richard Nixon | ||
+ | |previous=Hubert Humphrey | ||
+ | |next=Gerald Ford | ||
+ | |birth_date=November 9, 1918 | ||
+ | |birth_place=Towson, Maryland | ||
+ | |death_date=September 17, 1996 | ||
+ | |death_place=Berlin, Maryland | ||
+ | |spouse=Judy Agnew | ||
+ | |spouse2= | ||
+ | |religion=[[Episcopalian]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Officeholder | ||
+ | |name=Spiro Agnew | ||
+ | |image= | ||
+ | |party=Republican | ||
+ | |spouse=Judy Agnew | ||
+ | |religion=Episcopalian | ||
+ | |offices= | ||
+ | {{Officeholder/governor | ||
+ | |number=55th | ||
+ | |state=Maryland | ||
+ | |terms=January 25, 1967 – January 7, 1969 | ||
+ | |preceded=John Tawes | ||
+ | |former=y | ||
+ | |succeeded=Marvin Mandel | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | '''Spiro T. Agnew''' (1918 - 1996) was Vice President under [[Richard Nixon]] from 1969 to 1973. He was Governor of [[Maryland]] (1967-1969) before becoming Nixon's running mate. As governor he was a moderate Republican, supporting civil rights and helping repeal laws against interracial sex, he also supported drafting [[Nelson Rockefeller]] for the GOP presidential nomination in 1968 but after Rockefeller did not enter the race as soon as anticipated, switched to supporting Nixon. He took bribes and pled "no contest" to failure to report income on the bribes. He resigned the Vice Presidency on October 10, 1973. He was the only Vice President to resign due to criminal charges. | ||
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Revision as of 18:59, March 26, 2013
Spiro Agnew | |
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39th Vice-President of the United States | |
Term of office January 20, 1969 - October 10, 1973 | |
Political party | Republican |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Hubert Humphrey |
Succeeded by | Gerald Ford |
Born | November 9, 1918 Towson, Maryland |
Died | September 17, 1996 Berlin, Maryland |
Spouse | Judy Agnew |
Religion | Episcopalian |
Spiro Agnew | |
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55th Governor of Maryland From: January 25, 1967 – January 7, 1969 | |
Predecessor | John Tawes |
Successor | Marvin Mandel |
Information | |
Party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Judy Agnew |
Religion | Episcopalian |
Spiro T. Agnew (1918 - 1996) was Vice President under Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He was Governor of Maryland (1967-1969) before becoming Nixon's running mate. As governor he was a moderate Republican, supporting civil rights and helping repeal laws against interracial sex, he also supported drafting Nelson Rockefeller for the GOP presidential nomination in 1968 but after Rockefeller did not enter the race as soon as anticipated, switched to supporting Nixon. He took bribes and pled "no contest" to failure to report income on the bribes. He resigned the Vice Presidency on October 10, 1973. He was the only Vice President to resign due to criminal charges.
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