Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew
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	(1918-11-09)November 9, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	September 17, 1996(1996-09-17) (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.

1. ↑ "U.S. Senate: Spiro T. Agnew, 39th Vice President (1969-1973)". www.senate.gov.