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  1. 8 hours ago · He became vice president in 1973 after Spiro Agnew resigned and president Richard Nixon nominated him, which was confirmed by the Congress. He then became president in 1974 after Mr Nixon resigned.

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  2. 4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Ignoring the political chaos surrounding President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Asia this week on a long-planned eight-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with Indo-Pacific allies and partners but with the priority of assuring them that the United States remains […]

  3. 2 days ago · Oct. 10: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns, pleading no contest to federal corruption charges. Oct. 20: Several Arab nations announce an oil embargo against the U.S. for its support of Israel ...

  4. 8 hours ago · Delegates also re-nominated Spiro Agnew by acclamation. Nixon had initially expected his Democratic opponent to be U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, but the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident effectively removed Kennedy from contention. Nonetheless, Nixon ordered constant surveillance of Kennedy by E. Howard Hunt.

  5. 6 days ago · Vice President Spiro Agnew (right center) and former President Lyndon Johnson (left center) view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from the stands located at the Kennedy Space Center VIP viewing site. Source: NASA

  6. 1 day ago · President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential contest is becoming, in the sense of complimentary to him, reflecting well on him. That is a term rarely, if ever, used in today’s extraordinarily cruel and ugly political rhetoric. True to form, former President Donald Trump reacted with a series of crude personal ...

  7. 2 days ago · The New York Times on Oct. 11, 1973, announcing Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation. New York Times archive. What do these years of unprecedented events have in common? One factor seems to be that wars and presidential elections seem to generate a cascade of events. Second, important events seem to beget more events.