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  • At least Mr. Cheney will join Spiro Agnew in the rarified pantheon of American vice presidents anyone remembers. —

    Biden and Cheney Clash on Role of No. 2 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Also, Anne S Lewis: "10 Under 10, the brainchild of UT Radio-Television-Film professor Ellen Spiro, is celebrating its fifth anniversary on May 9 with five new films and five previously shown films, one from each of the program's first five years."

    GreenCine Daily: Other fests, other events, 5/3. 2007

  • The islanders worshipped him, and every second male on the island was called Spiro in his honour.

    My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956

  • But it actually was a slogan used repeatedly by Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew in their campaign in 1968.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • He became vice president in 1973 after the resignation of Spiro Agnew - and became president in 1974 after the Watergate scandal led president Richard Nixon to resign.

    Mourners Say Final Farewell to Betty Ford 2011

  • He became vice president in 1973 after the resignation of Spiro Agnew - and became president in 1974 after the Watergate scandal led president Richard Nixon to resign.

    Mourners Say Final Farewell to Betty Ford 2011

  • Elizabeth Anne Ford was thrust onto the national stage unexpectedly when President Nixon chose her husband, then the House minority leader, as vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned.

    Betty Ford: A beacon for women, addicts 2011

  • "Clearly a French downgrade would deepen the crisis in the core of the euro zone," said Nicholas Spiro , managing director at Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London.

    Ratings Firm Warns on French Debt William Horobin 2011

  • Elizabeth Anne Ford was thrust onto the national stage unexpectedly when President Nixon chose her husband, then the House minority leader, as vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned.

    Betty Ford: A beacon for women, addicts 2011

  • Mr. Ford was appointed to replace Spiro Agnew as vice president on Dec. 6, 1973, and then became president when Richard Nixon resigned less than a year later.

    Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies Stephen Miller 2011

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