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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Spiro_AgnewSpiro Agnew - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Spiro-AgnewSpiro Agnew | Biography, Scandal, Facts, & Resignation ...

    Oct 26, 2024 · Agnew’s downfall began in the summer of 1973, when he was investigated in connection with accusations of extortion, bribery, and income-tax violations relating chiefly to his tenure as governor of Maryland.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 1996/09/18 › usSpiro T. Agnew, Ex-Vice President, Dies at 77 - The New York ...

    Sep 18, 1996 · Spiro T. Agnew, who was forced to resign as the 39th Vice President of the United States in 1973 when he pleaded no contest to a charge of income-tax evasion, died yesterday in Berlin, Md.

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 1996/09/19 › usSpiro T. Agnew, Point Man for Nixon Who Resigned Vice ...

    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...

  6. archive.seattletimes.com › archiveSpiro Agnew Dies At 77 -- Nixon's Vice President Quit In 1973 ...

    Sep 18, 1996 · Mr. Agnew died yesterday of undiagnosed leukemia at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md., near his summer home in Ocean City, hospital officials said today. Flags at federal...

  7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1996/09/18-mnSpiro Agnew Dies; Nixon VP Quit in Disgrace - Los Angeles Times

    Sep 18, 1996 · WASHINGTON — Spiro T. Agnew, who earned an enduring but unenviable niche in American history as the first vice president forced to resign in disgrace, died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in...

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  9. www.irishtimes.com › news › spiro-agnew-disgracedSpiro Agnew, disgraced former vice-president to Richard Nixon ...

    Sep 19, 1996 · PRESIDENT Nixon's former vice-president, Mr Spiro Agnew, has died, aged 77, almost 23 years after he was forced to resign in disgrace over a tax evasion charge and suspicion of kickbacks and...