1972
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Hace 2 días · Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew, was a crook cut from the same cloth as his boss. His resignation in the face of corruption charges was a harbinger of Nixon’s own downfall, a prelude to the main event. Agnew was a thug in a suit, a snarling attack dog who served as Nixon’s enforcer, his public face of contempt for the media and the rule of law.
Hace 11 horas · Two outlandish stories were making the rounds of the rumor mill in Henderson County 50 years ago. The first purported that former vice president Spiro Agnew was temporarily moving to this area to ...
Hace 4 días · Yarvitz and Maddow also previously worked together on the popular MSNBC podcast series “Bag Man,” centering on the 1973 political scandal surrounding Richard Nixon’s VP Spiro Agnew, which ...
Hace 3 días · Speaker Albert, who at the time was first in the presidential line of succession, following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew on October 10, cautioned the committee against taking impulsive or ill-considered action on impeachment; he also called on Congress to take swift action on the nomination of Gerald Ford to fill the ...
Hace 3 días · Maine Senator Edmund Muskie was Humphrey's vice-presidential running mate, while Nixon’s running mate was Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew. Humphrey took 49.76% of the vote to Nixon's 44.30% in New York, while former Alabama Governor George Wallace won 5.29% as the nominee of the American Independent Party .
"In 1973, Spiro Agnew pled no contest to a felony charge of tax evasion, based on kickbacks he took for acts he did when county executive and governor. He resigned the vice presidency. Why? You couldn't have a felon as vice president. AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE A FELON FOR PRESIDENT!"
Hace 2 días · He selected Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland as his running mate, a choice which Nixon believed would unite the party by appealing to both Northern moderates and Southerners disaffected with the Democrats.
