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Oct 8, 2011 · Mr. Beall talked about his investigation of corruption in Baltimore County government that culminated in the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. To avoid charges of extortion, tax…
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Spiro Theodore Agnew ( / ˈspɪəroʊ ˈæɡnjuː /; 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.
May 24, 1995 · The U.S. Senate dedicated a bust of former Vice President Spiro Agnew. A 1896 resolution dictates that every former vice president is entitled to a bust in the Senate wing of the Capitol.
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4 days ago · 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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Sep 19, 1996 · Spiro T. Agnew, the tart-tongued political combatant who fired up the American electorate but then had to resign as Richard M. Nixon's Vice President in the face of a kickback scandal, died on...
Jul 16, 2018 · Biography of Spiro Agnew: The Vice President Who Resigned. The rise and fall of the ex-vice president. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew speaks in Tennessee during the 1972 congressional campaign. Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images. By. Tom Murse. Updated on July 16, 2018.
