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...next morning Rodino met with Speaker Albert at 9 o'clock and went over the reasons why he felt the House should reject Agnew's plea. Albert agreed, and promptly announced that the House was turning Agnew down, at least for the time being, since his case related to "matters before the courts...
Indeed, as the week went on the Vice President drew sympathy from some unusual sources, including the Senate's Wednesday Club, a group of liberal-to-moderate Republicans. Agnew had been on the outs with the club since early in the first term. In fact, for the past two years or so, he has had a standing but unused invitation from the club to come any Wednesday and join in its informal luncheons. Last week Senator Mark Hatfield, the host for the meeting, decided to reinvite Agnew. Said he: "It seemed to me, over the last few days, that...
Hatfield had never even phoned Agnew before, and had to inquire to get the Vice President's number. But Agnew, when he came on the line, jumped at the chance, canceling a date and arriving at Hatfield's office a full 15 minutes early. Munching halves of hot pastrami, roast beef and chicken salad sandwiches, Agnew listened politely as the ten Senators talked about their favorite bills. By custom, each man had two minutes, as measured by an hourglass. Then Hatfield gave the Vice President the floor...
Notable Exception. "I don't think that I have any legislation to report," said Agnew. That got an encouraging laugh, and the Vice President went on to talk earnestly about his crisis, pretty much repeating what he had told the House leaders ? with one notable exception. He made no mention of his charge that U.S. Attorney George Beall was out to get him in Baltimore. Sitting in the room with the Vice President was George's older brother ? Maryland's Senator J. Glenn Beall...
...next day the younger Beall's grand jury finally began to receive the evidence against Agnew that Justice had been patiently assembling for months...