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A portrait of the American politician and Governor of Maryland Spiro Agnew (1918 - 1996), Baltimore, Maryland, 1967. He later served as the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon. (Photo by Bachrach/Getty Images)

A portrait of the American politician and Governor of Maryland Spiro Agnew (1918 - 1996), Baltimore, Maryland, 1967. He later served as the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon. (Photo by Bachrach/Getty Images)

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1st December 1968: The American politician Richard Nixon (left), when 37th President of the United States of America, with his Vice- President Spiro Agnew. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1st December 1968:  The American politician Richard Nixon (left), when 37th President of the United States of America, with his Vice- President Spiro Agnew.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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American politician US Vice President Spiro Agnew plays piano for journalists during a coffee hosted by his wife, Washington DC, 1969. (Photo by White House/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

American politician US Vice President Spiro Agnew plays piano for journalists during a coffee hosted by his wife, Washington DC, 1969. (Photo by White House/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

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Candidate Governor and Mrs Agnew, January 28, 1967. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Candidate Governor and Mrs Agnew, January 28, 1967. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

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From left: President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994), First Lady Pat Nixon (1912 - 1993), Vice President Spiro Agnew (1918 - 1996), and Second Lady Judy Agnew at the conclusion of Nixon's inauguration as the 37th President of the US at the Capitol Building, Washington, DC, January 20, 1969. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

From left: President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994), First Lady Pat Nixon (1912 - 1993), Vice President Spiro Agnew (1918 - 1996), and Second Lady Judy Agnew at the conclusion of Nixon's inauguration as the 37th President of the US at the Capitol Building, Washington, DC, January 20, 1969. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)