Hip Glossary – Agnew, Spiro T

Agnew, Spiro T: Vice President during Nixon’s reign, he antagonized almost everyone but expecially liberals with his verbal rantings. He claimed the antiwar movement was the work of “an effete corps of impudent snobs.” He survived a bribery scandal but was convicted of income tax evasion he was forced to resign much to everyone’s delight. Recently declassifed FBI files show Agnew did receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks as Govenor and Vice President.