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Jun 3, 2013 · Abstract. In books, trade publications and newspaper articles, journalists often report that former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew described journalists as “nattering nabobs of negativism.”. That journalistic maxim is wrong.
- Norman P. Lewis
- 2010
Nattering Nabobs of Negativism. A phrase used by Vice President Spiro Agnew to refer to the members of the media with whom he had a very acrimonious relationship. The phrase was first used by Agnew in a speech on September 25, 1970 in which he slammed the media for negative coverage of the Nixon administration.
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Apr 10, 2008 · So when he was a speechwriter for Vice President Spiro Agnew, Safire created the phrase "nattering nabobs of negativism" to describe defeatists in the Vietnam War era. The phrase was...
Agnew speaks at fundraiser in San Diego, California, October 11, 1970 The famous line is at 2:10.Curated by the University of Maryland Hornbake library572, B...
