Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more important than his choice of running mate. Last week he made his choice, and to many, friends as well as foes, he seemed for once to have reneged on the principle he espouses in so many other areas, and taken the easy way out. He retained Spiro T. Agnew as his running mate, offering the narrowly partisan and almost cavalier explanation that "one should not break up a winning combination." It could be a critical choice for the campaign, since Agnew is surely one of the Democrats' best issues and, more significantly, a fateful choice for the nation...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Vice President Spiro Agnew has criticized Sen. George McGovern's amnesty policy and called for "tough" treatment of Americans who fled the country to avoid fighting in Vietnam. Agnew told a Republican fund-raising cocktail party that the Democratic nominee's proposal "makes utterly no sense...
...issues that separate the President and McGovern "go fundamentally to the morality of the United States of America," said Agnew. He added that the politics of the nation's youth and disregard for present drug laws would be the main issues of the upcoming campaign...
Favorite. Only one colorful uncertainty remains: the vice-presidential nomination. Will Spiro Agnew be chosen again? Or will he be dumped at five minutes to twelve, withdrawing as soon as he learns of the President's wishes? And if that should indeed be the case, will John Connally be the man? There is no doubt that despite his resignation from the Treasury, the Texan remains very much a White House favorite, as evidenced by Nixon's sending him on a 15-nation tour as his personal representative...
Engaged. Susan Scott Agnew, 24, daughter of the Vice President and coordinator of volunteer services for a Maryland hospital; and Carroll William Stein, 30, field investigator for the Maryland department of employment and social services. It will be the first marriage for both...