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Calhoun was the first of two vice presidents to resign from the position, the second being Spiro Agnew, who resigned in 1973. Calhoun began his political career with election to the House of Representatives in 1810. As a prominent leader of the war hawk faction, he strongly supported the War of 1812.
John Calhoun resigned as vice president shortly before the end of his term and returned with his wife to South Carolina. [32] Quickly elected to the U.S. Senate, he returned to Washington not as a national leader with presidential prospects but as a regional leader who argued in favor of states' rights and the expansion of slavery.
Spiro Theodore Agnew (/ ˈ s p ɪər oʊ ˈ æ ɡ n juː /; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832.
The three were reunited in the Senate in 1832, with Calhoun's resignation from the vice presidency and election to the Senate in the midst of the Nullification Crisis. The three would remain in the Senate until their deaths, with exceptions for Webster and Calhoun's tenures as Secretary of State and Clay's presidential campaigns in 1844 and 1848.
Mr Calhoun’s resignation, alongside those of Mr Kellner and Mr Deal, seems to be motivated by the company’s desire to rebuild its reputation. “The eyes of the world are on us, and I know we ...
The biggest critique of Calhoun and his performance came from Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who hammered Calhoun for his salary — $32.8 million, a 40% increase from a year ago — as the plane ...
David L. Calhoun (born April 18, 1957) is an American executive who was the president and chief executive of Boeing from January 2020 to August 7, 2024. In March 2024 ...
Boeing actually raised Calhoun’s total compensation in 2022, to $22.5 million, despite problems with the 777 program and quality control issues with the 787 that forced regulators to halt the ...