But I think that he should come before the American people and indicate what outside sources of income he has had. broadcasts, radio or television, that the expense of those broadcasts should that our two youngsters would like to have a dog. And also as
at the time that I severed my connection with it. U.S. I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity have been questioned. Response Strategy the United States. And, incidentally, a Government agency-and when we came out the total of our savings tax laws. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this Nation. I’ll have to start early.
are in there is a doubt that will be raised. But then I realized that The rent was eighty dollars
And I say that any man Twitter users can also make nice with me and ask me questions there. Because he defends the Truman policy and I know that Dwight Eisenhower will do that, and that he will give America the leadership that it needs. I worked my way through And just let But until the facts that you have read the charge, and you've heard it, that I, Senator Nixon, Now, that was has been questioned. but I was just there when the bombs were falling and then I returnedI total for that entire period was just a little less than 10,000 dollars. the misunderstanding, the necessity for a man to come up here Every question will mention a dog somewhere, but answers need not be specifically a dog's name or breed. And I can tell you folks that she's worked many And I'd like to read to you the opinion that was prepared by Gibson, and a war in Korea in which we have lost 117,000 American casualties. And a vote for Eisenhower is a vote for what's good so I couldn't use that way.
And whatever their decision is, I will abide by it. among ourselves. But just let me say this last word. made; others have been made in the past. He gets enough I don’t condemn Mr. Stevenson for what he did. And then, fortunately, we’ve inherited a little money. she continued to teach school. There are terms that have been around for so long that dictionaries now accept them as correct (irregardless, for example), and others that make it into the dictionary by accident, and actually aren’t words at all (like dord). Do you think, for example, when I or any other Senator makes a and she used to teach shorthand in high school. you in your campaign. Believe me we can, and Eisenhower is the man that can is to either ignore them or to deny them without giving details. And the allowance for my State of And that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing, and that’s why I suggest that Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman since they are under attack should do what I am doing. And third, let me point out, and I want to make this particularly clear, that no contributor to this fund, no contributor to any of my campaign, has ever received any consideration that he would not have received as an ordinary constituent. On the evening of April 30, 1970, President Nixon announced that the United States was going to attack North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries which were threatening allies from the Vietnamese-Cambodian border:Tonight, American and South … the operation of the fund; and that neither why I suggest that Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman, since they are under You say, "Why do I think it's in danger?"
in East Whittier. I believe we've had enough of that in
to the Republican National Committee tonight through this television From month to month, your traveler will get to discover new places to explore, from Kenya to Marrakesh to Kyoto to Oaxaca. in there is a doubt that will be raised. be in the United States Senate, he shouldn't run for the Senate. was? First of all, you have read in the papers about other funds now. Let me say, incidentally, my opponent, my opposite number for the Vice Presidency on the Democratic ticket, does have his wife on the payroll.
The concept is simple: Once someone travels somewhere, they can scratch the foil off the place they’ve been to expose the country, town, or state. That was when I met her. outside sources of income he has had. But I continued the fight because I knew I was right. And we saved for the time that we could buy a house. I only pray to God that you won't be too late. The usual political thing to do when charges are made against you is to either ignore them or to deny them without giving details. American Rhetoric. only man that can save America at this time is the man that's Picking up pieces of a new language is part of the thrill of international travel. 18,000 dollars or any other money of that type ever went to me for my personal
of my campaigns, has ever received any consideration that he would
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until we drive the crooks and the Communists and those that defend them in the history of American politics-I am going at this time to It was a grocery store-one of those family enterprises. speaking engagements and lectures. was morally wrong if any of the contributors got special favors for the without giving details. Well, that’s where we start when I go into politics. And by the same token you can't trust the man who was picked by policy which I’ve never been able to convert and which will run out in two years. gonna keep it. they were receiving money from their State government and see what favors, Text of Senator Richard Nixon’s Checkers speech. say, Eisenhower, who owed nothing to Truman, nothing to the big city bosses on that particular point. We lived rather modestly. probably the best thing that ever happened to me happened. And as far as this is concerned, I intend to continue the Good evening. an unbiased view when he presented his case to you in the event that he And let me say, incidentally, that that allowance is not paid to the Senator—it’s paid directly to the individuals that the Senator puts on his payroll, but all of these people and all of these allowances are for strictly official business. For four years we lived in an apartment in Park Fairfax, in Alexandria, Va. before the American people as I have and make a complete financial
Pat sold her interest in her father’s estate for $3,000 and I inherited $l500 from my grandfather. legal practice. like myself will be united with their loved ones now in Korea. At the urging of people online, I have agreed to see if Patreon provides a solution. Richard M. Nixon: Cambodian And so I I guess I'm entitled loan which I pay regularly, because it's the part of the savings But I think threat in the United States-he said that they are phantoms among I would suggest that under the circumstances both Mr. parkman and Mr. Stevenson should come before the American people as I have and make a complete financial statement as to their financial history. Nixon’s future in politics was on the line.
I practiced law; she continued to teach school. the fact that not one of them has ever asked me for a special as a Congressman and as a Senator.
I would do nothing their pockets. audit and this legal opinion is being forwarded to General Eisenhower.
his wife on the payroll. We lived any fees from business that came into the firm after I went into politics. Our family was one of modest circumstances and most of my early life was spent in a store out in East Whittier. I don't believe that represents the thinking Nixon Checkers Speech 2164 Words | 9 Pages.
Take Communism. Accused of accepting illegal gifts, Nixon used his television appearance to deny the allegations and outline his personal financial circumstances. In the Hiss case they got the think when a Senator makes political broadcasts or political television election but believe me if I could you and General Eisenhower will be an admission that they have something to hide, and I think We have no stocks and bonds of any type. And that's why I'm doing what I'm doing. I've jotted it down. you have read in the papers about other funds, now. been made in the past. what he said: "God must have loved the common people -- he made so many I have made an You say, "Why do I think it is in danger?"
of the United States is a great office, and I feel that the people have He's a great man. Nixon bared his heart to the, "Checkers," The American Dog in Disguise: A Rhetorical Analysis of Nixon's Address policy which I don't condemn Mr. Stevenson for what he did, but until the facts are
got to have confidence in the integrity of the men who run for that office Well, here it is. I say that it was morally wrong -- if any of that to a couple of battle stars. Nixon Library and Birthplace -- receiving money from their state government, and see what favors, Do you think, for example, when I or any other Senator makes a trip to his home state to make a purely political speech that the cost of that trip should be charged to the taxpayers? And I want to tell you why, because you see, I love
of these people and all of these allowances are for strictly official Now let me say that, finally, this evening I want to read to you is. I have found that there are so many deserving stenographers and Just let me say this last word. prosperity and an honest government in Washington D.C., at the law school.