Spiro T. Agnew, speech before Il Quotes

A collection of quotes by Spiro T. Agnew, speech before Il.

Spiro T. Agnew served as the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon. Born on November 9, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland, Agnew was a Republican politician who previously served as the Governor of Maryland. He gained national attention for his outspokenness and controversial speeches, including the famous "speech before Il" in 1970, where he lambasted the media for their coverage of the Vietnam War protests. Agnew's vice presidency ended abruptly in 1973 when he pleaded no contest to charges of tax evasion and resigned from office. He died on September 17, 1996.