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discussed in biography

• In Richard Nixon: Vice presidency

  …televised address, the so-called “Checkers” speech, in which he acknowledged the existence of the fund but denied that any of it had been used improperly. To demonstrate that he had not enriched himself in office, he listed his family’s financial assets and liabilities in embarrassing detail, noting that his…

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history of television in the U.S.

• In Television in the United States: Nixon’s Checkers speech

  Television’s political power proved itself in other ways in 1952. After vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon was accused of having a secret trust fund for his campaign, his presence on the Republican ticket became a serious threat to Eisenhower’s chances of victory. Nixon…

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presidential election of 1952

• In United States presidential election of 1952: General election campaign

  …has been dubbed the “Checkers” speech, in which he acknowledged the existence of the fund but denied that any of it had been used improperly. The speech is perhaps best remembered for its maudlin conclusion, in which Nixon admitted accepting one political gift—a cocker spaniel that his six-year-old daughter,…

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