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'''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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'''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 supported drafting [[Nelson Rockefeller]] for the GOP presidential nomination in 1968, but after Rockefeller failed to enter the race as soon as anticipated, switched his support to 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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