Spiro Agnew
Biography
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All That Mattered: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned 40 years ago
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SYND 16/10/73 SPIRO AGNEW EXPLAINS HIS RESIGNATION
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Spiro Agnew ...... Go Quietly Or Else
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Spiro Agnew - The Generation Gap
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Richard Nixon's running mate Spiro Agnew is sworn in as Vice President in 1969
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second and most recent vice president to resign the position, the other being John C. Calhoun in 1832. Unlike Calhoun, Agnew resigned as a result of scandal.
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Personal
Family background
World War II (1941–1945)
Postwar years (1945–1956)
Political awakening
County executive
Election 1966
In office
Background: Rockefeller and Nixon
Republican National Convention
Campaign
Transition and early days
"Nixon's Nixon": attacking the left
1970: Protesters and midterm elections
Re-election in 1972
Criminal investigation and resignation
Final years and death
Legacy