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Spiro Agnew (born November 9, 1918, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died September 17, 1996, Berlin, Maryland) was the 39th vice president of the United States (1969–73) in the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon.
Jul 30, 2024 · Less than a year earlier, in October 1973, with Nixon already reeling from the Watergate scandal, his vice president, Spiro Agnew resigned after pleading no contest to income tax evasion.
There have been 49 vice presidents of the United States since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.
Nixon was the running mate of Eisenhower, the Republican Party's presidential nominee in the 1952 election, and served for eight years as vice president. He narrowly lost the 1960 presidential election to the Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy.
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Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic ticket of incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey and his running mate, Senator Edmund Muskie, and American Independent Party candidates George Wallace and Curtis LeMay. As vice president, Agnew was often called upon to attack the administration's enemies.
Nov 9, 2009 · Richard Nixon was a U.S. congressman, senator, vice president and president, before the Watgergate scandal led to his resignation from the Oval Office in 1974.
4 days ago · Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
3 days ago · A look back at 50 years since former President Richard Nixon's resignation All three branches of the federal government had been engaged, including actors within the executive branch who saw their ...
Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. He served as Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President during both terms of the Eisenhower Administration. As the California Senator, Nixon was known as a staunch republican with a strong anti-communism stance.
On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:46 am.
