Alarmed Nixon strategists shunted Agnew into the background of the campaign. Agnew himself was badly shaken and deeply embittered at the press, which he blamed for exaggerating and distorting his errors. In the case of Agnew and Nixon, the answer in November turned out to be no. The flush of victory and the prestige of office helped Agnew steadily recover his confidence.
But he never forgave the press for the injuries he felt had been done him. And with the encouragement of Nixon and his advisors, the new vice president soon took a measure of revenge.
That fall Agnew set out across the country on what amounted to a punitive expedition, designed mainly to defeat Senate Democrats and at least one liberal Republican, Charles Goodell of New York, who had opposed the president on the war. But Agnew could claim Goodell among others as a victim and he emerged from the campaign with a strong national following of his own. His ardent admirers did not include Nixon.
In the months preceding the Republican convention, Nixon toyed with the idea of dropping Agnew from the ticket and replacing him with his new Treasury secretary, Democrat John B. Connally, whose commanding presence impressed Nixon. Agnew got the nod to run for a second term. Agnew bore the brunt of the campaign against the Democrats in the general election.
But with challenger George S. McGovern far behind in the polls, the burden was not great and Agnew adopted a more moderate tone than he had in He was by then seasoned enough to avoid the embarrassing pitfalls of the past and secure enough even to feel some sympathy for McGovern, who was suffering from his own gaffes. But publicly he stoutly defended Nixon.
Four years later, in , he ran as a moderate Republican and was elected the 55th governor of Maryland. In , Richard M. Nixon selected Agnew to be his vice presidential running mate. Agnew quickly developed a reputation for strong polemical speeches critical of the antiwar movement, the media, and liberals. Agnew was disbarred in After his resignation Agnew left politics and became a businessman representing a variety of international clients, splitting his time between California and Maryland.
Biographical Directory of the U. Maryland State Archives. Eisenberg, Gerson G. As one stunned Agnew associate remarked this afternoon, "I felt things were beginning to close in, but I still don't understand it. I'm flabbergasted. A White House official familiar with previous discussions between Mr. Nixon and Mr. Agnew said, significantly, that the decision was "not altogether unexpected here--I think the initiative, this time, was from [Mr. Agnew's] side.
The shock of the announcement of Mr. Agnew's resignation had barely worn off when the White House and leaders in Congress began deliberating about both the politics and the mechanics of Vice Presidential succession. Nixon was said to have begun consultation with leaders "both within and outside the Administration" on the nominee to succeed Mr. Mike Mansfield, Democrat of Montana, the Senate majority leader, assembled bipartisan Congressional officials to discuss the selection process and prepare for hearings to assess the qualifications of the nominee.
The White House has repeatedly denied that it had a "contingency" list of potential successors. Published reports, and renewed speculation today, centered on the possibility that Mr. Ruckelshaus or Senator Goldwater. But Democratic leaders in the House have hinted privately that they would oppose a nominee who could be expected to confront their party three years from now as a Presidential candidate. Thus, others said to be under active consideration were such Republican elder statesmen as former Gov.
William W. Agnew, his career ended at the age of 54 years, was said to have begun telephoning friends to thank them for their past support. He disappeared from public view this afternoon as the limousine in which he was riding pulled away from the Baltimore courthouse and the former Vice President waved to spectators. Back to Main. News Summaries. Daily News Quiz. Word of the Day.
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