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Hillary Clinton has been accused of wielding power without being elected and of benefiting from nepotism. But the country could be far worse off. What if crooks and louts like E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy, Patrick Buchanan and Spiro Agnew still roamed the halls of the White House...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: Hillary vs. Dick | 2/7/1996 | See Source »

...SPIRO AGNEW BUSTED AT LAST...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 5, 1995 | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

...least the marble was unblemished. Twenty-two years after he resigned the vice presidency in disgrace, having pleaded no contest to tax-evasion charges, SPIRO AGNEW finally had his graven image added to the Capitol's gallery of Vice Presidents. Richard Nixon's onetime right-hand man was pleased with the honor-and with the likeness, which he said captured what "pundits" called his "squinty little eyes and mastodonic nose." He also noted that "the honor has less to do with Spiro Agnew than the honor I held." About 300 guests turned up for the unveiling, including some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 5, 1995 | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

...General Alexander Haig, Haldeman's successor as White House chief of staff, finally got Solicitor General Robert Bork to do the job, and so the "Saturday Night Massacre" ended, leaving the Nixon Administration a shambles. (In the midst of all this, it was almost incidental that Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned under fire for having taken graft and that he was replaced by Michigan Congressman Gerald Ford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Nixon: I Have Never Been a Quitter | 5/2/1994 | See Source »

...main characters rescue it from oblivion. The trenchcoat-and-sunglass-clad, play-it-by-the-book Doug Chesnic is perfect contrast to the odd but kind Tess Carlisle. Several political references also spice up the dull script. Some are to past administrations, like when Tess says that all Agnew and Johnson ever did was play golf: "If was a blessing for the country." Others allude to Bill and Hillary. When Tess watches old news clips about her husband, the audience learns her Clinton-like history relatively painlessly. Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle met at Denison College--where she was president...

Author: By Tara B. Reddy, | Title: Tempestuous 'Tess' Serves Light-Hearted Fare | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

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