Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. More: Fifty years ago — Spiro Agnew and the 'Des Moines' speech Of all these snippy insults, the "nattering nabobs of negativism ...

On his way to becoming a household word, Spiro T ... from ad-libbing his speech, suggesting that he should recite only his name, rank and serial number in stead. Said Agnew: “Well, I told ...