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Speech

Nixon, having been accused of accepting $18,000 (which equates to approximately $140,000 in 2007 dollars) in illegal campaign contributions, gave a live address to the nation in which he revealed the results of an independent audit that was conducted on his finances, exonerating him of any malfeasance. The money, he asserted, did not go to him for personal use, nor did it count as income, but rather as reimbursement for expenses. He followed with a complete financial history of his personal assets, finances, and debts, including his mortgages, life insurance, and loans, all of which had the effect of painting him as living a rather austere lifestyle. He denied that his wife Pat had a mink coat, instead she wore a "respectable Republican cloth coat." Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. ... Introduction A mortgage is a device used to create a lien on real estate by contract. ... Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the policy owners death. ... Thelma Catherine Pat Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of former President Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States of America from 1969 to 1974. ... For other uses, see Mink (disambiguation). ...

The one contribution he admitted receiving was from a Texas traveling salesman named Lou Carrol who gave his family an American Cocker Spaniel, which his daughter named "Checkers." ^[2] Nixon admitted that this gift could be made into an issue by some, but maintained that he didn't care, stating "the kids, like all kids, love the dog and I just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we're gonna keep it." Later, when asked about Nixon's performance, some Dwight Eisenhower campaign insiders joked, "We're keeping the dog." (Mentioning the dog was a subtle way of attacking the Democratic party. During World War II, Republicans charged that FDR had accidentally left his dog Fala behind on the Aleutian Islands while on tour there, and had sent a United States Navy destroyer to retrieve him at an exorbitant cost.)^[3] Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Lou Carrol (March 28, 1923-April 3, 2006) gave then Senator Richard Nixon a puppy in 1952 that was used as the subject of the Checkers speech, which kept Nixon on the Republican ticket as the vice presidential candidate in that years presidential election. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... FDR redirects here. ... FDR with Fala at Warm Springs, Georgia. ... Aleutians seen from space The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, island) are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about 1,200 mi (1,900... USN redirects here. ... USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Nixon then challenged Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson to give a similar public account of his finances, and attacked alleged corruption in the Truman administration. Furthermore he accused Truman's foreign policy of being a failure that led to the Korean War. He ended with an appeal to the public to wire and write to the Republican National Committee to give their advice on whether he should remain the Vice-Presidential nominee. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for intellectual demeanor and advocacy of liberal causes in the Democratic party. ... For the victim of Mt. ... A countrys foreign policy is a set of political goals that seeks to outline how that particular country will interact with other countries of the world and, to a lesser extent, non-state actors. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ...

The speech was simulcast on radio and was a resounding success overall. Nixon, whom many expected to be dropped from the ticket, gained widespread sympathy and remained Eisenhower's running mate. Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ...

Checkers's tombstone

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Analysis

An article in Esquire during the 1980s gave a rhetorical analysis of the speech. It claimed that Eisenhower was willing to remove Nixon from the ticket, but Nixon requested that the public contact the Republican National Committee. As such, Nixon was telling the public that both Nixon and Eisenhower would abide by the decision of the committee – he crafted the "Checkers speech" so that it was no longer Eisenhower's decision whether Nixon remained on the ticket or not. August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ... The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ...

Other media

• In 1990, the "I want to tell you my side of the case" line from the speech was sampled in the "Capitol Mix" of the song "Policy of Truth" by Depeche Mode.
• In 1994, The Mr. T Experience released a song called Checkers Speech on their EP ...And the Women Who Love Them. Later, in 2007, this song was adapted into comic form by webcomic artist Mitch Clem. Both the song and the comic refer to Nixon directly. The song and the comic both contained the line "you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore," and the comic's last panel portrayed Nixon as a vengeful sky god.

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References

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External links

• Text and Audio mp3 of the speech. from AmericanRhetoric.com
• Site with video and the entire transcript