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Description of  Just Plain Dick: Richard Nixon s Checkers Speech and the Rocking, Socking Election of 1952

It all started with some well-meaning businessmen bankrolling Richard Nixon to become a "salesman against socialization." But in this precursor to current campaign finance scandals, Nixon had some explaining to do to keep his place on Eisenhower's Republican ticket, so he took to the airways. In making his speech, Nixon left behind lines about a "Republican cloth coat" and a black and white cocker spaniel named "Checkers."The speech saved and bolstered Nixon's political career and set the tone for the 1952 campaign. Read more