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Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew | |
|---|---|
Official Portrait, | |
| In office January 20, &#;– October 10, | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Hubert Humphrey |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Ford |
| In office January 25, &#;– January 7, | |
| Preceded by | J.
Millard Tawes |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Mandel |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Christian H. Kahl |
| Succeeded by | Dale Anderson |
| Born | ()November 9, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | September 17, () (aged&#;77) Berlin, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Agnew |
| Children | Pamela Agnew James Rand Agnew Susan Agnew Kimberly Agnew |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University University of Baltimore School of Law |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
| Signature | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, – September 17, ) was the 39th vice president of the United States.
He served under PresidentRichard Nixon. He was also the 55th governor of the state of Maryland and the first GreekAmerican governor and vice president in United States history.
He is most famous for his resignation in the fall of He was under investigation for the crimes of extortion, taxfraud, bribery, and conspiracy.
Richard nixon: After spending a brief time with a Baltimore law firm, Agnew moved to Towson, a suburb of Baltimore, and opened his own law practice. In other projects. Notoriously thin-skinned and insensitive to the inflammatory impact of his words, Agnew soon made enemies. Agnew is profiled in the Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Oct.
In October he was charged for taking bribes of more than $, during his vice presidential term.
Agnew is the only U.S. vice president in history to leave office because of criminal charges. Ten years later, in January , he paid the state of Maryland almost $, as a result of a civil suit that came from the bribery allegations.
He was only the second vice president to resign the office (John C. Calhoun was the first).[1]
He wrote two memoirs later in his life.
Pamela lee agnew Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: Name:. In his first year as governor Agnew fulfilled most of his campaign promises. Governor Agnew proved to be a progressive, urban-oriented executive with moderate civil rights leanings and liberal credentials. The second of America's vice presidents to resign John C.He defended his corrupt actions in both memoirs.
Early life
[change | change source]Spiro Agnew was born in Baltimore, in the state of Maryland. His father was Theodore Spiros Agnew, a Greek immigrant. He shortened his name from Anagnostopoulos when he moved to the USA (which was between and ).[2][3] He married Margaret Akers, a native of Virginia.
He joined the US Army and served in both World War II and the Korean War.
Career
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After holding a number of political offices in Baltimore, he ran for Baltimore County Executive in In a race that was thought to go to the Democratic Party Agnew surprisingly won. While executive he was known for outlawing racial segregation.
He ran for Governor in His opponent was George Mahoney, who ran on a racist and pro segregationist platform. Agnew won after many Democrats voted for him.
Spiro agnew scandal In Go Quietly … Or Else , he wrote of his days as vice president and the scandal that brought him down. Agnew's conviction led to his disbarment and dashed his presidential ambitions. He ran for associate circuit court judge in , but lost, coming in fifth in a five-person race. Resignation, disgrace, and death [ change change source ].While governor he passed tax reform, justice reform, anti pollution laws, and civil rights laws. He also took a tough stand against the black power movement. This angered many civil rights leaders who had supported him.
Agnew was chosen as Richard Nixon's running mate in Nixon wanted to do better in the Southern States. Agnew, a moderate, could get Democrats to vote for him.
He was chosen as vice presidential candidate at the convention over George Romney. Agnew supported "law and order" a policy of enforcing the law strictly. Agnew took a hard stand against the anti-war movement. His sometimes dirty attacks led him to be called Nixon's "hatchet man". However he did speak out against the Kent State Shooting, where national guard troops shot protestors to death in Ohio.
Agnew enjoyed the privileges of being vice president. He was well liked by Nixon supporters, and made it onto the Republican national ticket again in In , it became clear that Agnew had been very corrupt in his career as governor and was facing several felony charges. He cut a plea deal and narrowly got out of having to serve a long time in prison.
Biography spiro agnew After his army discharge, Agnew went back to the University of Baltimore Law School and graduated in Early political career After returning from active military duty, Agnew restarted his own law firm and became involved in Baltimore County's local politics. He was elected twice alongside Nixon, in and , and aspired to run for president in As part of his acceptance speech, Agnew said, "I fully recognize that I am an unknown quantity to many of you.Resignation, disgrace, and death
[change | change source]He resigned in disgrace in October , and never spoke to Richard Nixon again (Nixon would himself resign in over a similar scandal). Agnew became a disgraced figure and never was very much involved in politics after that. His portrait was taken down in the Maryland Governor's Mansion and his bust was not put up as a former vice president.
When both were put on display, many criticized the decision to display them. He died in of leukaemia. He was not given a state funeral of any kind and had a small funeral service.
He was buried at a cemetery in Maryland.
Electoral history
[change | change source]Baltimore County Executive, [4]
- Spiro Agnew (R) - elected unopposed
Governor of Maryland, [5]
Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally)[6]
United States presidential election,
Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally)[7]
- Spiro Agnew (inc.) - 1, (%)
- Abstaining - 2 (%)
- David Brinkley - 1 (%)
United States presidential election,
- Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew (R) (inc.) - 47,, (%) and electoral votes (49 states carried)
- George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (D) - 29,, () and 17 electoral votes (1 state and D.C.
carried)
- John Hospers/Theodora Nathalia Nathan (Libertarian) - 3, (%) and 1 electoral vote (Republican faithless elector)
- John G. Schmitz/Thomas J. Anderson (AI) - 1,, (%) and 0 electoral votes
- Linda Jenness/Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers) - 83, (%)
- Benjamin Spock/Julius Hobson (People's) - 78, (%)
Death
[change | change source]Agnew died of leukemia in Berlin, Maryland.