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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...
...keeping Agnew, Nixon demonstrated his confidence that Democratic Candidate George McGovern poses no great threat to his reelection. If Nixon had been worried, he could undoubtedly have broadened the appeal of the Republican ticket by choosing someone less controversial than the divisive, abrasive and limited incumbent. In selecting Agnew, Nixon also demonstrated a low regard for the larger interests of the nation. Although he is apparently in good health, Nixon would begin his second term at the age of 60; if he should serve out another four years, Agnew would be a logical Republican presidential candidate in 1976; indeed...
Nixon's retention of Agnew pleased some key Republicans and disappointed others. "Agnew is a monster," conceded one White House staff member, "but he's Nixon's monster." Nixon appreciates Agnew's loyalty, privately concurs in his most controversial public views and, it seems certain, approved the themes of most of the Vice President's speeches before they were delivered. As one White House aide put it: "What was the President supposed to do? Call in Agnew and say, 'You did everything I asked you to do so now I'm dropping...
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...