He became executive of Baltimore County in 1962 on a graduated-tax platform and was elected governor of Maryland five years later. Fond of alliteration, his speeches denounced "pusillanimous pussyfooting" and "the nattering nabobs of negativism." For 10 points—name this man who, after pleading no contest to accepting bribes
He became executive of Baltimore County in 1962 on a graduated-tax platform and was elected governor of Maryland five years later. Fond of alliteration, his speeches denounced "pusillanimous pussyfooting" and "the nattering nabobs of negativism." For 10 points—name this man who, after pleading no contest to accepting bribes, resigned from his position as Richard Nixon's first Vice-President.
He became executive of Baltimore County in 1962 on a graduated-tax platform and was elected governor of Maryland five years later.
Spiro Theodore {Agnew} [or Spiro {Anagnostopoulos}]