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Spiro Agnew

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Vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1918 to 1996 · aged 77
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Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 under President Richard Nixon. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 3rd executive of Baltimore County from 1962 to 1966 and the 55th governor of Maryland from 1967 to 1969.

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Downtown Baltimore around the time of Agnew's birthDowntown Baltimore around the time of Agnew's birthThe Enoch Pratt Free Library branch in the Forest Park neighborhood of BaltimoreThe Enoch Pratt Free Library branch in the Forest Park neighborhood of BaltimoreThe courthouse at Towson, in Baltimore County, MarylandThe courthouse at Towson, in Baltimore County, MarylandA Civil Rights march, September 1963, protesting the Alabama church bombings. Agnew opposed such marches and demonstrations.A Civil Rights march, September 1963, protesting the Alabama church bombings. Agnew opposed such marches and demonstrations.The Maryland State House, Annapolis, the seat of the state governmentThe Maryland State House, Annapolis, the seat of the state governmentAgnew as governorAgnew as governorH. Rap Brown, militant student activist whose speech in Cambridge, Maryland, sparked riots thereH. Rap Brown, militant student activist whose speech in Cambridge, Maryland, sparked riots there

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Bronze Star Medal
anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire

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Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 under President Richard Nixon. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 3rd executive of Baltimore County from 1962 to 1966 and the 55th governor of Maryland from 1967 to 1969. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1918 to 1996 · aged 77
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