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With that, Richardson faced the task of trying to persuade Petersen, Beall and his staff that in the best interests of the country, Agnew should be allowed to go free if the right formula could be worked out. TIME has learned that, in order to placate his aides, Richardson took the unusual step of allowing anyone who could not live with that decision to make a public statement of his objections. He gave his word that any dissenter would not damage his career at Justice by speaking...
That point settled, Richardson himself joined the bargaining session the next day at the Justice Department. With the Attorney General listening closely, Judge Hoffman reiterated that he wanted a recommendation from Richardson before granting probation to Agnew. Finally, Richardson agreed...
...Richardson gave way on his earlier insistence that the Vice President admit that he received illegal payoffs. That major concession showed how eager not only Richardson but also the President was to get a settlement, for the White House had been kept informed of the negotiations at every step. Agnew's lawyers also backed off, agreeing to publication of the full weight of the evidence that the prosecution had assembled (see box following page...
...next day, Spiro's longest day, included a luncheon meeting of New York builders. Even on the brink of ruin, Agnew could not resist opening with the bitter jest that he had considered holding a "provocative discussion on the relationship of architects and engineers to the political fund-raising process." Later in the afternoon Spiro Agnew met as Vice President with President Nixon for the last time. For 40 minutes, the two men were alone in the Oval Office, sitting in chairs beside the fireplace beneath a painting of George Washington. When they were done talking about the bargain...
...final act in the drama took place the next day in Baltimore's gray stone U.S. Court House. The session ostensibly was to hear arguments in Agnew's efforts to subpoena both news representatives and Justice Department officials about leaks in his case. But there had been a change in the agenda, signaled by the presence of a task force of U.S. marshals in and around the building...