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8. Nov. 2019 · When Vice President Spiro Agnew gave a speech in 1969 bashing the press, he fired some of the first shots in a culture war that persists to this day.
- Thomas Alan Schwartz
In many respects, Agnew was Donald Trump before Donald Trump. He was a polarizing political figure, beloved by conservatives, hated and mocked by liberals, yet favored as the likely Republican nominee to succeed Richard Nixon. In his attacks on television news, Agnew struck a chord with conservatives who had long regarded the media with suspicion.
7. Aug. 2017 · On August 7, 1973, the Wall Street Journal published a startling story: Spiro Agnew, elected in 1968 as Richard Nixon’s Vice-President, was under investigation for tax evasion, bribery, and...
12. Dez. 2020 · Rachel Maddow’s new book tells the story of Richard Nixon’s vice president, Spiro Agnew, and his corruption while in the White House. On Oct. 10, 1973, Agnew resigned from office after ...
- Michael Sneed
- msneed@suntimes.com
Fifty years ago today we were visited by a corrupt US businessman named Spiro Agnew who just happened to be the vice-president of the United States.
3. Sept. 2018 · He was Trump before Trump, pioneering slashing attacks on the press as both liberal and untrustworthy. He also maintained that as vice president he could not be indicted — an assertion that...
Spiro Theodore Agnew war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er amtierte von 1969 bis 1973 unter Präsident Richard Nixon als 39. Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten. 1973 wurde er wegen einer Anklage aufgrund Bestechlichkeit und Steuerhinterziehung zum Rücktritt gezwungen.
