Back سبيرو أغنيو Arabic سبيرو اجنيو ARZ Spiro Agnew AST Spiro Aqnyu AZ اسپیرو اقنیو AZB Spiro Agnew BCL Спіра Агню BE Спиро Агню Bulgarian Spiro Agnew BI Spiro Agnew Catalan
Spiro Agnew | |
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 Official Portrait, 1972 | |
| 39th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Hubert Humphrey |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Ford |
| 55th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 25, 1967 – January 7, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | J. Millard Tawes |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Mandel |
| 3rd Baltimore County Executive | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Christian H. Kahl |
| Succeeded by | Dale Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | September 17, 1996 (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 |  |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States. He served under President Richard Nixon. He was also the 55th governor of the state of Maryland and the first Greek American governor and vice president in United States history.
He is most famous for his resignation in the fall of 1973. He was under investigation for the crimes of extortion, tax fraud, bribery, and conspiracy. In October he was charged for taking bribes of more than $100,000 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 1983, he paid the state of Maryland almost $270,000 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. He defended his corrupt actions in both memoirs.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate: Spiro T. Agnew, 39th Vice President (1969-1973)". www.senate.gov.