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Spiro Agnew Case Summary
With the 1972 election coming up, Nixon dumped liberal Vice President Nelson Rockefeller for Spiro Agnew, a former Maryland governor. A year or so later, Vice President Agnew was convicted by a Maryland court of accepting a continuing payoff for a decision he made during his governorship. This resulted in his resignation. Nixon then appointed Jerry Ford, a Michigan congressman, in Agnew's place as vice president.

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