#1 Click this link to see Blog page --> 10/10/2017

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/10/2021 #5

In 1973, Spiro Theodore Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion, and resigned his office. #SpiroAgnew

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/13/2021 #8

In 1969, speaking in Des Moines, IA, Vice President Spiro Theodore Agnew accused network television news departments of bias and distortion, and urged viewers to lodge complaints. #SpiroAgnew

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/27/2021 #13

In 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (Leslie Lynch King Jr.) as Vice President, succeeding Spiro Theodore Agnew, who’d resigned. #GeraldFord #SpiroAgnew I was always surprised the press gave his alcoholic, drug addicted wife a complete pass on her antics.

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#5 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/06/2021 #11

In 1973, House minority leader Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was sworn in as Vice President, succeeding Spiro Theodore Agnew. #GeraldFord #SpiroAgnew

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#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/08/2022 #6

In 1973, Vice President Spiro Theodore Agnew branded as “damned lies” reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign —— which he ended up doing. #SpiroAgnew

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