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|name=Spiro Agnew

|name=Spiro Agnew

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|spouse=Judy Agnew

|spouse=Judy Agnew

|religion=Episcopalian

|religion=Episcopalian

|state=Maryland

|state=Maryland

|terms=January 25, 1967 – January 7, 1969

|terms=January 25, 1967 – January 7, 1969

|preceded=John Tawes

|preceded=John Millard Tawes

|former=y

|former=y

|succeeded=Marvin Mandel

|succeeded=Marvin Mandel

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'''Spiro Theodore Agnew''', also known as '''Ted Agnew''' (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 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 is the only Vice President to resign because of criminal charges.   

'''Spiro Theodore Agnew''', also known as '''Ted Agnew''' (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 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]] who supported [[civil rights]] and worked to repeal the laws then in existence prohibiting 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 is the only Vice President to resign because of criminal charges.   

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