Speaks Out
1970 · RCA Victor PRM-316 · USA
- Artist
- Spiro T. Agnew
- Title
- Speaks Out
- Release
- Spiro T. Agnew Speaks Out
- Year
- 1970
- Label
- RCA Victor # PRM-316
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Speech · Spoken Word
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]
Spoken word LP ( RCA Victor # PRM-316) by Richard Nixon 's Vice-President Spiro Agnew (1969-1973). On the record he defended the administration's policy on Vietnam, "The Vice President Explains Our Asian Policy" and "In Answer to Critics of This Asian Policy". Known for his harsh attacks on political opponents, he especially focused on "hippies" and the anti-war movement in the famous speech "Challenge to the Hippies" , in which he described some of them as: "an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals" .
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Album line, contains Vietnam references. Also issued as a flexi-disc, PRM-315, which you also own. [From Discogs]
About the artist
Spiro T. Agnew (born 9 November 1918, Baltimore, Maryland; died 17 September 1996, Berlin, Maryland) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (1969–1973) under Richard Nixon, known for his attacks on anti-war protesters and the news media; he resigned in October 1973. [Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]