Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nixon 1,000% behind Agnew...
...Until recently Vice President Agnew criticized the press for its probing attitudes, not only during the current mess but in regard to other problems faced by the Nixon Administration. He was literally trying to abolish the idea of a free press, as provided for by the Constitution...
...really ironic how, after all the criticizing, Agnew runs straight back to the press to use it to prevent his own downfall...
...pleased to find that you had consulted my book, Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems, for light on the question "Can Nixon and Agnew Be Tried?" [Aug. 20]. But I regret that you attributed to me the view that the "double jeopardy clause might preclude prosecution for the same acts that caused a President to be removed from office." This suggests that I regard an impeachable offense as criminal in nature, from which it follows that a subsequent prosecution by indictment would be barred...
Then, over the sweltering Labor Day weekend, Nixon flew from San Clemente back to the White House to confer with Vice President Spiro Agnew over the continuing Federal investigation of possible bribery, extortion, conspiracy and tax fraud that threatens Agnew's future. Inevitably, rumors swirled that the President and his semi-estranged Vice President were heading for a confrontation-that Nixon might even ask for Agnew's resignation. On both sides, press spokesmen vigorously denied that any resignation was even being considered...