Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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There is, however, a fundamental difference in the reactions to the two men. Nixon tended to enrage his opponents and the targets of his venom; Agnew's thrusts are more often met by amusement or disdain. Nixon and Agnew came to the vice-presidency with very different intellectual and educational equipment; Nixon in 1953 was a young but consummate politician with far more practical savvy than Agnew brings to his job. Moreover, the present Vice President has a dual mission that was not necessary in the less ambiguous days...
...Nixon's vice-presidency. His task is not only to attack the President's foes but also to probe the body politic's mood and temper for the cautious Nixon. Says Massachusetts' Republican Senator Edward Brooke: "Agnew is the King's taster"?sampling the public's ideological moods...
...Nixon's Agent...
Beginning with Eisenhower, Presidents have tried to activate the office by adding responsibilities to involve their Vice Presidents in the decision-making processes. But quite often the responsibilities are simply chores that the President wishes to avoid. Nixon wants Agnew on the political line, giving them heil. He also wants Agnew to handle such ceremonial chores as Boy Scout awards, embassy breakfasts and Medal of Honor presentations...
...President is most influential with the President in dealing with state and local governments. Specifically assigned to coordinate the three levels of government, Agnew has established excellent communications with the Governors, although many mayors are unhappy with his efforts to channel federal funds to cities through the states. Still, Nixon listens to Agnew on domestic matters; the Vice President has traveled 77,091 miles in the U.S. since January, observing at each stop...