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...Agnew stoutly maintains that he is for both equality and betterment of the Negro's lot, even while he takes a harsh view of trouble in the streets. In fact, his attitude is similar to that of many first-and second-generation Americans who had to work hard for a living. Many urban programs seem to them a giveaway to the lazy, something-for-nothing. Agnew's father, a Baltimore restaurateur (the Piccadilly and the Brighton) went broke during the Depression and had to sell vegetables from the back of a truck. While many were surprised at Agnew's unyielding...
Nixon said he was looking for someone with whom he is "simpático," and Agnew, who comes from a similar background, should fit his definition on several counts. He agrees with Nixon on most domestic issues, criticizing many federal spending programs. Like Nixon ?until recently?he has also in the past voiced "100% support" for the present war policy and expressed skepticism about improved relations with the Communist world. He will meet Nixon's demand for a hard-working campaigner. Nixon thought Henry Cabot Lodge was not energetic enough in 1960. The Marylander's credentials as a potential President...
...tall, heavy-set man (6 ft. 2 in., 192 lbs.), whose grooming has won him the accolade of the Men's Hairstylist & Barber's Journal, "Ted" Agnew should be a reasonably attractive campaigner. Born and raised in Baltimore, he attended public schools, then went on to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, where he studied chemistry. His college education was interrupted by World War II, and he served in the Army in Europe, ending up as a company commander in the 10th Armored Division. After the war, he turned to the law, earning his degree at night from the University...
...young enough to still be attractive in 1976, if Nixon's election should block 1972 for them. Even the abortive rebellion against Agnew as a candidate for Vice President worked to boost Lindsay. While he first encouraged talk about his own candidacy for the vice-presidency, by hinting to reporters that he might be available, he later retreated, not only spurning the rebels but even seconding Agnew. Though in the past Lindsay has held himself somewhat aloof from the party -he ran almost as an independent in his 1965 mayoral campaign-he thus proved his loyalty. One thing...
Both promised to work for Nixon in the fall, though Rockefeller could not bring himself to even utter the name of Spiro Agnew. "It is the privilege and tradition of the man who is the nominee," he said, "to pick his running mate. This is Mr. Nixon's day, and I have no comment." Privately, however, Rocky was furious, looking upon the choice of the obscure Maryland Governor as not only a personal slap in the face but also a serious blunder on Nixon's part. Agnew, he felt, was simply...