The Republican Party bought a half-hour on national television on Sept. 23 for what became known as Nixon’s “ Checkers Speech.” ...

Checkers speech "Well, that's about it. That's what we have. And that's what we owe. It isn't very much. But Pat and I have the satisfaction that every dime that we have got is honestly ours.

Checkers was central to a speech that Mr. Nixon made in 1952. In it, he denied wrongfully accepting money from supporters, but had accepted one gift -- "a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate ...

Object Details Author Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Perlstein, Rick 1969- Subject Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Contents Youth -- From RN : the memoirs of Richard Nixon ...

In September it will be the 66th anniversary of Nixon’s Checkers’ Speech in which the then-senator rebuffed claims he received secret funding. He pleaded to be kept on the Republican ticket ...