“In his attacks on television news, Agnew struck a chord with conservatives who had long regarded the media with suspicion. Nixon later called Agnew’s speech a ‘turning point’ in his presidency.” By ...

Iowa Republican leaders were caught off guard 50 years ago this November when word came that Vice President Spiro Agnew would be attending the Midwestern Regional Republican Conference in Des Moines.

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WE’RE FOR YOU AND AGNEW TOO read a telegram that arrived in the White House last week after the President’s Viet Nam speech. In earlier Administrations it might have seemed odd to tack on the name of ...