Richard Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech

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Richard Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech was a nationally televised address in which the then–vice-presidential candidate emotionally defended himself against accusations of financial impropriety, famously referencing his family dog Checkers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
accusationType financial impropriety ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Checkers speech ⓘ
Fund speech ⓘ
audienceScope national ⓘ
broadcastFrom Hollywood, Los Angeles, California ⓘ
campaignOf Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
context 1952 United States presidential election ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1952-09-23 ⓘ
defenseStrategy detailed disclosure of personal finances ⓘ
emotional appeal to middle-class values ⓘ
estimatedViewers approximately 60 million ⓘ
famousLine "regardless of what they say about it, we’re going to keep it" ⓘ
"the one thing that we did get was a dog" ⓘ
famousReference family dog Checkers ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of using television to shape political image ⓘ
influenced future use of televised addresses by candidates ⓘ
landmark in American political communication ⓘ
location Los Angeles, California ⓘ
mainTheme defense against accusations of financial impropriety ⓘ
personal integrity ⓘ
transparency about personal finances ⓘ
medium radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
mentionedPerson Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
Pat Nixon ⓘ
his daughters Tricia and Julie ⓘ
namedAfter Checkers ⓘ
linked to: Checkers (play)
network ABC ⓘ
CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
officeSought Vice President of the United States ⓘ
politicalOutcome helped preserve Nixon’s vice-presidential candidacy ⓘ
politicalParty Republican Party ⓘ
result Nixon remained on the Republican ticket ⓘ
rhetoricalAppeal appeal to ordinary American families ⓘ
self-portrayal as a man of modest means ⓘ
speaker Richard Nixon ⓘ
subjectOf historical analyses of political rhetoric ⓘ
media studies on television and politics ⓘ
subsequentEvent Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon won the 1952 election ⓘ
subsequentOfficeHeldBySpeaker President of the United States ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
tone defensive ⓘ
emotional ⓘ
populist ⓘ
triggeringIssue allegations about a secret political expense fund ⓘ
year 1952 ⓘ

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Fund speech → alsoKnownAs → Richard Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech ⓘ
Checkers (play) → titleRefersTo → Nixon family dog Checkers ⓘ
linked to: Richard Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech
Richard Nixon’s 1952 U.S. vice‑presidential campaign → crisisResponse → nationally broadcast Checkers speech ⓘ
linked to: Richard Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech