Spiro Agnew Biography

Spiro Agnew biography

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NAME: Spiro Theodore Agnew
OCCUPATION: Governor, U.S. Vice President
BIRTH DATE: November 09, 1918
DEATH DATE: September 17, 1996
EDUCATION: John Hopkins University, University of Baltimore School of Law

PLACE OF BIRTH: Baltimore, Maryland
PLACE OF DEATH: Berlin, Maryland

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Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States, under President Richard M. Nixon (1969-1973).

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Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States under the Republican administration of President Richard M. Nixon.The son of Greek immigrants, he was the first Greek American to hold such offices. In the summer of 1973, he came under investigation on charges of tax fraud, bribery and conspiracy. He was formally charged on several accounts and resigned.