Nov 26, 2013 - Sale 2333

Sale 2333 - Lot 27

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
HE IS NOT A CROOK AGNEW, SPIRO T. Typed Letter Signed, to Mrs. Joseph Higgins, affirming his innocence. 1/2 page, small 4to; horizontal folds. With the original envelope. [Washington], November 13 1973
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". . . I can only affirm my innocence to you and hope, in this complex and confusing situation, that you will try to understand that I believe the actions I have taken are in the best interest of the Nation."
On October 10, 1973, Agnew became the second American after John C. Calhoun to resign the Vice-Presidency; on that day, he pleaded no contest to tax evasion charges in federal court and was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $10,000.