I felt like an historical reference and political education post was in order this morning. Love him, hate him, or ignore him, Nixon was, indeed, a very important landmark in US history. This video in about 10 minutes long, but the best part (referred to in below begins in minute seven. {The full half-hour version is also available on youtube for you REAL political junkies.} NATIONAL CHECKERS DAY AND DOGS IN POLITICS DAY National Checkers Day which is also known as Dogs in Politics Day, is observed annually on September 23rd. On September 23, 1952, Vice President candidate, Richard Nixon, gave a speech that was called the “Checkers Speech”. He had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reimburse him for his political expenses. Wanting to defend himself as his place on the Republican ticket was in doubt, he flew to Los Angeles and delivered a half-hour television address. It was in this speech that Nixon stated that regardless of what anyone said, he intended to keep one gift; a black-and-white dog that had been name Checkers by the Nixon children, thus giving the speech its popular name. The “Checkers Speech” was seen, or heard, by about 60 million Americans, making it the largest television audience to that time and it led to an outpouring of public support. With Checkers the dog in the speech, the day also became known as Dogs in Politics Day. youtube/watch?v=Oe5vnpUR4J4
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:12:14 +0000
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