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Theodore Roosevelt Island Park

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Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
Phone:
+1 703-289-2500

Address:
George Washington Memorial Parkway, Arlington, VA 22211

Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second and most recent officeholder to resign the position, after John C. Calhoun in 1832. Agnew was born in Baltimore, to an American-born mother and a Greek immigrant father. He attended Johns Hopkins University, graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and entered the United States Army in 1941. Agnew served as an officer during World War II, earning the Bronze Star, and was recalled for service during the Korean War in 1951. He worked as an aide to U.S. Representative James Devereux before he was appointed to the Baltimore County Board of Zoning Appeals in 1957. In 1960, he lost an election for the Baltimore County Circuit Court, but in 1962 was elected Baltimore County Executive. In 1966, Agnew was elected Governor of Maryland, defeating his Democratic opponent George P. Mahoney and independent candidate Hyman A. Pressman. At the 1968 Republican National Convention, Agnew, who had been asked to place Richard Nixon's name in nomination, was selected as running mate by Nixon and his campaign staff. Agnew's centrist reputation interested Nixon; the law and order stance he had taken in the wake of civil unrest that year appealed to aides such as Pat Buchanan. Agnew made a number of gaffes during the campaign, but his rhetoric pleased many Republicans, and he may have made the difference in several key states. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic ticket of incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey and his running mate, Senator Edmund Muskie from Maine. As vice president, Agnew was often called upon to attack the administration's enemies. In the years of his vice presidency, Agnew moved to the right, appealing to conservatives who were suspicious of moderate stances taken by Nixon. In the presidential election of 1972, Nixon and Agnew were re-elected for a second term, defeating Senator George McGovern from South Dakota and former ambassador Sargent Shriver. Beginning in early 1973, Agnew was investigated by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland on suspicion of conspiracy, bribery, extortion and tax fraud. Agnew had accepted kickbacks from contractors during his time as Baltimore County Executive and Governor of Maryland. The payments had continued into his time as vice president. On October 10, 1973, after months of maintaining his innocence, Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion and resigned from office. He was replaced by House Minority Leader Gerald Ford. Agnew spent the remainder of his life quietly, rarely making public appearances. He wrote a novel and a memoir defending his actions.
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