Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...point at the time was that the Senate investigation of Kleindienst might conceivably turn up copies of several memorandums that had been written by both Administration and ITT officials. These documents, said Colson, could implicate a number of Administration officials in the ITT case, including Vice President Spiro Agnew, Secretary of the Treasury John Connally and Attorney General John Mitchell. More important, at least two of the documents could "directly involve the President...
...tapes-for example, that he might be biding for time, on the theory that the closer the nation comes to the 1974 congressional elections, the less willing Congressmen will be to involve themselves in an impeachment process. Or that the more time that passes, the less palatable an interim Agnew presidency would be, and the more the American people would be likely to stick with a diminished Nixon for such of his term as might remain...
...stayed. They pushed through the Senate last week a bill that authorized the pipeline by removing the restrictions of the 1920 act and barring any further court action on the environmental statement. The vote on court action was a 49-49 tie, broken by Vice President Agnew, but the overall measure sailed through by 77-20. If the House agrees, construction on the $4 billion pipeline could begin within six months, and oil could start to flow south by 1977. But the environmentalists are nothing if not stubborn. They plan to lobby against similar action by the House...
Many who believe Nixon participated in the cover-up and do not think he should be impeached are fearful of an Agnew presidency. Many Democrats would not want to see Agnew inherit the presidency because that might place him in a strong position for election in 1976. Decision Research Corp., a New England polling organization, explains that "the seriousness of the whole idea of impeachment, and of Agnew taking over, accounts for the large number of people who think the President was involved but are unwilling to advocate impeachment...
...Washington Post that Ziegler might be replaced altogether as principal spokesman. That would mean more exposure -and heat - for Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren, 42, a genial sort who seems to have won the season's most dubious assignment. "This White House," says Victor Gold, formerly Spiro Agnew's press secretary, "could make Saul of Tarsus look like an idiot in two days, with the things they give their spokesmen...