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    Spiro Theodore Agnew (/ ˈ s p ɪər oʊ ˈ æ ɡ n juː /; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign the position, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832.

  2. May 10, 2024 · Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States (1969–73) in the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon. Amid a scandal related to his governorship of Maryland, he became the first person to resign the nation’s second highest office under duress.

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  3. Jul 16, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Spiro Agnew, the second vice president to resign from office in U.S. history. Find out how he rose from obscurity to power, and why he faced criminal charges and impeachment.

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  5. Ocean City, Maryland. American vice president and governor. Between the time of his nomination as Richard Nixon's running mate in August 1968 and his resignation in October 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew was a leading spokesman for "The Silent Majority," a term used by Nixon to describe conservative, middle-class, white American voters.

  6. May 17, 2018 · Learn about Spiro Agnew, the second U.S. vice president to resign from office after being found guilty of tax evasion. Explore his early life, political career, and controversial speeches as a spokesman for \"The Silent Majority\".

  7. Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) 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 tax evasion.

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