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Hace 5 horas · 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.. Agnew was born in Baltimore to a Greek immigrant father and an American mother.
Hace 1 día · He was the well-liked minority leader of the House when Nixon picked him to replace Spiro Agnew, who’d resigned from the vice presidency one step ahead of the sheriff.
Hace 4 días · Spiro Agnew was a significant figure in American political history. As the 39th Vice President of the United States, he played an essential role during the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. For educators seeking to enlighten students about his life, ...
Hace 2 días · 8 min. 0. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, a Republican congressman and decorated Marine who turned against his own party leader, President Richard M. Nixon, accusing him of expanding an “illegal ...
Hace 1 día · Jerry Parr was just 9 years old when his father took him to see "Code of the Secret Service," the 1939 action drama starring Ronald Reagan and Rosella Towne. It changed his life.
Hace 6 días · As a key component of this strategy, he selected as his running mate Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew. Liberal Northern Democrats accused Nixon of pandering to Southern whites, especially with regard to his "states' rights" and "law and order" positions, which were widely understood by black leaders to legitimize the status quo of ...
Hace 2 días · It quotes former Vice President Spiro Agnew calling protesters “overprivileged, underdisciplined, irresponsible children of the well-to-do blasé permissivists.” It also quotes Nixon as having been recorded off-camera calling student protesters “bums.”
