Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact is, however, that U.S. Attorney in Baltimore George Beall's investigation of Agnew's finances is reaching the point of decision. That decision-whether there is enough evidence to seek an indictment of Agnew, and whether, even if there is such evidence, an indictment can or should be sought-must be officially approved by Attorney General Elliot Richardson...
Only Routine? Both Nixon and Agnew appeared to have made unusual preparations for the encounter, their first since Aug. 7. Agnew made a flight to New York on Thursday to consult there with his lawyers, the prestigious firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and then flew back to Washington. As for Nixon, he was reported to have talked over the Agnew situation recently with a number of associates, including Herbert Brownell, who was President Eisenhower's Attorney General (Brownell later denied that the Vice President had been discussed), and John Connally, the former Treasury Secretary whom Nixon once...
Even the circumstances of the White House meeting seemed unusual. Nixon had not been expected to return east until after Labor Day, and he could easily have summoned Agnew to San Clemente. The White House announced that Agnew had requested the meeting, but there was speculation that Nixon might have arranged that "request" as a face-saving device for Agnew...
...lasted two hours-the longest discussion between the two men since they took office in January 1969. They talked alone until the end, when they were joined briefly by White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler. The purpose of the meeting, said Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren, was to allow Agnew to bring the President up to date on "his legal troubles in Maryland...
According to aides of both men, Nixon and Agnew did not discuss the possibility of the Vice President's resigning, nor did they take up the need for a contingency plan for replacing Agnew if he should leave office. Agnew told Nixon that he intends to keep on fighting until he wins. "He's hanging in there," said a White House aide. The two, according to the official version, did not discuss making a joint defense on Constitutional matters affecting both their cases, including whether they can withhold official documents from investigators. Said Agnew: "I'm handling...