The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by Senator Richard Nixon (R-CA), six weeks before the 1952 United States presidential election, in which he was the Republican nominee for Vice President.

Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech September 23, 1952. My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been...

We went down to get it. You know what it was? It was a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate that he'd sent all the way from Texas, black and white, spotted. And our little girl Tricia, the six year old, named it "Checkers."

2008年9月23日 · Fifty-six years ago yesterday, Republican VP candidate Richard Nixon went on TV to give what's known as the "Checkers Speech." Why does a speech named after a dog live on in our cultural...

September 23, 1952: Then Senator Richard Nixon gives his famous Checkers speech, dispelling false rumors, and keeping his spot on the General Eisenhower's pr...

2019年1月22日 · The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States, California Senator Richard Nixon. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reimburse him for his political expenses.

Why do you believe this speech before the nation was so crucial in securing Richard Nixon’s place on the Republican presidential ticket in 1952? How did this speech potentially save Richard Nixon’s political career?

Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech. September 23, 1952. Section I. My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned. (1) Now, the usual political thing to do when charges are made against you is to either ignore them or to deny them without giving ...