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Spiro Agnew

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Spiro Agnew

Spiro Theodore Agnew was the thirty-ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of federal income tax evasion. The move ended a quick rise in politics starting with his election as Baltimore County executive in 1962. His resignation triggered the first use of the 25th Amendment, as the vacancy prompted the appointment and confirmation of Gerald Ford, the House Minority Leader, as his successor. Agnew was born Spiros Anagnostopoulos November 9, 1918, in the Towson area of Baltimore County. Raised as a Democrat, Agnew later switche...  Show more »
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the thirty-ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of federal income tax evasion. The move ended a quick rise in politics starting with his election as Baltimore County executive in 1962. His resignation triggered the first use of the 25th Amendment, as the vacancy prompted the appointment and confirmation of Gerald Ford, the House Minority Leader, as his successor. Agnew was born Spiros Anagnostopoulos November 9, 1918, in the Towson area of Baltimore County. Raised as a Democrat, Agnew later switched parties and became a Republican. His most famous lines came in a 1970 speech, when he attacked the media as "nattering nabobs of negativism" and "the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history." In his later years, Agnew was an international trade executive and had homes in Maryland and California. Agnew died Sept. 17, 1996, at the age of 77.  « Show less

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    Jul 3, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  1. The 4th of July: Renewing the Declaration

    My brother "S-Man" was not exactly an imposing soldier. At age 19, his driver's license showed him with blond hair, blue eyes, 140 pounds, and 5 feet 9 inches tall, though his listed height likely involved some hyperbole. So did his self-appointed...

    Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Richard Nixon, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces

  2. May 4, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. GOP barely hangs on in Maryland

    Even before Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched to the Democratic side, Republican leaders were warning that their national party was in danger of becoming a regional one. Specter's departure, part of a larger Republican shift away from the...

    Tags: George Bush, Lower House, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Dining and Drinking

  4. Apr 24, 2009 |Column| Allentown Morning Call
  5. Agnew's 'nolo' plea set the stage for the corruption of semantics

    The ''no contest'' or ''nolo contendere'' foolishness began in earnest in October 1973, when Spiro Agnew resigned as vice president and simultaneously entered that plea in a Baltimore federal court. The charges involved his failure to pay taxes on...

    Tags: Murder, Corporate Crime, Court Preliminary, Trials, Prosecution

  6. Jan 12, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. Weiner loud in his defense of Dixon

    Hours after Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted on charges of theft, perjury and misuse of office, she headed to the industrial-chic offices of her lead defense attorney, where dozens of reporters and photographers had gathered.
    Hours after Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted on charges of theft, perjury and misuse of office, she headed to the industrial-chic offices of her lead defense attorney, where dozens of reporters and photographers had gathered. Instead of...

    Tags: FBI, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Lawyers, Witnesses, Bankruptcy

  8. Oct 9, 2008 |Story| AM New York
  9. Henican: Ghosts of the women's movement haunted by Palin

    "A friggin' beauty queen?" Bella Abzug was fuming as only Bella Abzug can fume. "Believe me, sister," the former Manhattan congresswoman was nearly shouting from beneath her big, floppy hat. "I didn't get into politics from the pageant circuit. God...

    Tags: Dick Cheney, Walter Mondale, Bella Abzug, National Government, Government

  10. Sep 5, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Ranking the veeps

    <i>Today's question: Give us your list of best and worst vice presidents in recent history. Previously, Lichtman and Edwards <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-edwards-lichtman4-2008sep04%2C0%2C5148783.story">debated</a> the proper role of the vice president, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-edwards-lichtman3-2008sep03%2C0%2C4362349.story">discussed</a> how history might treat Dick Cheney and <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-edwards-lichtman2-2008sep02%2C0%2C3575915.story">digested</a> the current candidates' running-mate choices.</i>
    Today's question: Give us your list of best and worst vice presidents in recent history. Previously, Lichtman and Edwards debated the proper role of the vice president, discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested the current candidates'...

    Tags: Walter Mondale, William McKinley, John Nance, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush

  12. Aug 22, 2008 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  13. Tricks of the trade

    Sentinel Columnist
    "I am not a crook." — Richard Nixon "I have never authorized, or heard of, or even seen in any way, shape or form any other team's walkthrough." —Bill Belichick In the proud history of the United States of America, there are so many...

    Tags: Maynard Ferguson, Philosophy, Barack Obama, Florida Gators, Local Elections

  14. Aug 22, 2008 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  15. Former President Gerald Ford: A model football player

    Sentinel Staff Writer
    Today, the image many Americans have of their 38th president is at odds with the reality. Contrary to Chevy Chase's Saturday Night Live portrayal of him, Gerald R. Ford was not a complete and total klutz. Far from it. None of the occupants of the...

    Tags: Parliament, Gerald Ford, Lower House, Richard Nixon, University of Michigan

  16. Sep 7, 2008 |Blog| Chicago Tribune
  17. Sarah Palin's media war

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva Not since Spiro Agnew took on the "nattering nabobs of negativism'' has a presidential running mate stood so ready to wage a media war. Sarah Palin, with her shots across the bow of the mainstream media in......

    Tags: John McCain, Republican National Conventions, Barack Obama, Wesley Clark, Richard Nixon

  18. Sep 9, 2008 |Blog| Newsday
  19. Obama/McCain: Who's the favorite now?

    Spin Cycle
    Organized punditry has spent several months declaring Obama the favorite in the presidential race, apparenly forgetting that Americans have shown a proclivity for electing Republicans to the White House -- in 7 of the last 10 races. Now, suddenly, this......

    Tags: Republican National Conventions, Energy, Democratic National Conventions, Sarah Palin, Reformed

  20. Oct 20, 2008 |Blog| Chicago Tribune
  21. Barack Obama gets Colin Powell backing

    The Swamp
    by John McCormick, updated Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has won the backing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a much anticipated endorsement from a Republican with impressive foreign policy credentials. The endorsement came during...

    Tags: Terrorism, Joe Scarborough, George Bush, Sarah Palin, Values

  22. Jun 30, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. 'The Puppet Show' at Santa Monica Museum of Art

    &quot;The Puppet Show" isn't as much fun as you'd expect. And that's not because this exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art is so serious and probing that fun is too frivolous an experience to expect from its mostly impressive inventory of works by 27 artists from around the world.
    Special to The Times
    "The Puppet Show" isn't as much fun as you'd expect. And that's not because this exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art is so serious and probing that fun is too frivolous an experience to expect from its mostly impressive inventory of works by 27...

    Tags: Santa Monica, Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Richard Nixon

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