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1970 Spiro Agnew As Superman Jigsaw Puzzle

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1970 Spiro Agnew As Superman Jigsaw Puzzle

1970, "Spiro Agnew Jigsaw Puzzle," Depicting the Former Vice-President As Superman, Very Fine.
This very unusual piece of political memorabilia depicts then current Vice-President, Spiro Agnew, dressed as Superman, holding arrows and an olive branch, and surrounded by a largely faceless crowd. The banner at his feet reads "Spiro Agnew - Friend of the Silent Majority." This is a 500 piece multicolored puzzle which measures 16" x 20" when assembled, and is contained in the original box which measures 13" x 9.25." The puzzle has a copyright notice dated 1970 by Gameophiles Unlimited of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Both the puzzle pieces and the box are in excellent condition, and we presume all the pieces are present. The box has scuffed corners and 2 pieces of scotch tape on the left and right sides, to hold the box closed. This puzzle was produced at a time when Agnew was quite popular with the public. A few years later he would resign in disgrace for having accepted bribes when he was a Maryland state official. An original and possibly rare piece of Americana.

Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) served as Vice-President under Richard Nixon, from 20 January 1969 until 10 October 1973, when he resigned after pleading no contest to charges of accepting bribes while in state office. He was elected Governorof Maryland in 1967, but was chosen as Nixon's running mate in 1968. As Nixon's Vice-President he was not closely involved in policy decisions, but he was a media favorite for his staunch defense of the Vietnam War and his colorful attacks on war protesters, the press and political dissidents. Agnew's fiery rhetoric became legendary: he famously called the press "nattering nabobs of negativism" and referred to war critics as "an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals." After Nixon and Agnew were elected to a second term, Agnew became the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office in Maryland for financial irregularities while he held state office. Rather than face trial, Agnew resigned and entered a plea of no contest to charges of evading income tax. He was sentenced to three years probation and fined $10,000. In 1981 he was ordered by a Maryland court to repay more than $248,000 to cover bribes he took while in state office.

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