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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.  Agnew pled no contest to failure to report income and resigned the Vice Presidency on October 10, 1973.  He was the second Vice President to resign from office and the only Vice President to resign due to criminal charges.  <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing.  </ref>
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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.  He had been taking 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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