Author: Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President of the United States); Bowie, Oden; James, William S.; McGuirk, Harry J.
Title: An Original Tongue-in-Cheek Broadside Titled "Senate Resolution No. 52 by Senator Mcguirk" Satirizing Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's Golf Skills, Endorsed by Maryland's Democratic State Senators.
Description: Maryland, February 16, 1971. 1971. - An original 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide broadside printed on creamy white paper with the State of Maryland's seal at the top and formal roulette decorations framing the text. Titled "Senate Resolution No. 52" with the text written by Maryland State Senator Harry J. McGuirk. The tongue-in-cheek resolution comments on the Vice President's golfing skills "Whereas, in his first appearance in the golf tournament in 1970, he gained national prominence when he hit a golf ball which caromed off the head of Doug Sanders, one of the foursome with whom Vice President Agnew was playing (and the Democrat of the four).." Commenting on Agnew's attempts at improving his golf skills, the document goes on to elaborate that "on the first tee with Bob Hope, Willie Mays and Edgar Eisenhower, as the remainder of his foursome, the Vice President took one swing at the golf ball and propelled it 20 yards, where it hit a male spectator and bounced off the forearm of Mrs. G. L. Decker of Salem Oregon..". The State Senate of Maryland proclaims its resolution thus: "Resolved, That the Senate of Maryland take due notice of one of Maryland's notable native son's second annual high jinx on the links and that the Senate suggests that Vice President Agnew use a marshmallow golf ball if he participates in another golf tournament.." The stamped signatures of the President of the Senate William S. James and Secretary of the Senate Oden Bowie are affixed at the bottom. All three, Bowie, James and McGuirk were Democrats. The broadside is in fine condition. Oden Bowie (d. 2012) was Secretary of the Maryland Senate from 1969 through 1998. William S. James (1914-1993) was President of the Maryland Senate from 1963 through 1974. The author of the resolution, Harry J. McGuirk served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1960 to 1967 and the State Senate from 1967 to 1982. Fine .

Keywords: AMERICANA; HUMOR; MARYLAND; STATE SENATE; SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52 BY SENATOR McGUIRK; TONGUE-IN-CHEEK; SATIRE; SPOOF; VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SPIRO T. AGNEW; ODEN BOWIE; WILLIAM S. JAMES; HARRY J. MCGUIRK; GOLF; GOLFING; HISTORY;


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