Spiro Agnew

Spiro Theodore Agnew (pronunciation: /ˈspɪroʊ ˈæɡnjuː/; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (1969–1973), serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland (1967–1969). He was the first Greek American to hold these offices. During his fifth year as Vice President, in the late summer of 1973, Agnew was under investigation by the United States Attorney's office in Baltimore, ... More

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  • Nov 9, 1918

Date of death:

  • Sep 17, 1996 (age 77 years)

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  • 39

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  • Vice President Spiro Agnew

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The 39th Vice President of the United States

← Preceeded By

Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United...

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Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President of the United States,...

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  • Jan 20, 1969
  • Oct 10, 1973

Vice President of the United States of United States of America

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