Spiro T. Agnew served as the 39th vice president of the United States from Jan. 20, 1969 to Oct. 10, 1973, when he was forced to resign after pleading no contest to a felony charge of tax evasion.

Vance brings to mind Spiro Agnew, whose selection by Republican Richard Nixon in 1968 baffled party veterans. But it soon became obvious why Nixon chose Agnew: to appeal to angry right-wingers.

To the 7,600 residents of Gargaliani, Spiro Agnew is one of their own. His portrait hangs in a place of honor in the town hall, larger than that of Greece’s Prime Minister or of the exiled King ...

Baby Boomers will recall that phrase as Spiro Agnew's slur on the media, whose coverage of the Nixon administration was negative indeed. Boomers might also laugh, since both Nixon and Agnew, his ...

WASHINGTON — This month marks the 51st anniversary of one of the biggest stories-- and biggest surprises -- we’ve ever covered at WUSA9. The sudden resignation of then Vice President Spiro ...

Spiro T. Agnew served as the 39th vice president of the United States from Jan. 20, 1969 to Oct. 10, 1973, when he was forced to resign after pleading no contest to a felony charge of tax evasion.

Spiro T. Agnew served as the 39th vice president of the United States from Jan. 20, 1969 to Oct. 10, 1973, when he was forced to resign after pleading no contest to a felony charge of tax evasion.