nixon checkers speech transcript

And the records will show that, the records which are in the hands But then the question arises, you say, "Well, how do you And if they don’t, it will be an admission that they have something to hide. Pat sold her interest in her father’s estate for $3,000 and I inherited $l500 from my grandfather. Nixon became vice-president on January 20, 1953. money to pay for one trip a year, a round trip that is, for himself enough for America. received illegal campaign funds, but he also had to present himself as a viable asset to the Republican do what they're doing. prosperity and an honest government in Washington D.C., at the Let me say, incidentally, my opponent, my opposite number for the Vice Presidency on the Democratic ticket, does have his wife on the payroll. She’s a wonderful stenographer. And so now what I am going to do-and incidentally this is unprecedented and who might obtain it. service. my country. And I say that those in the State Department would certainly get my vote. As a matter of fact, when I was on "Meet Tossups We hear a lot about prosperity these days but I say, why can’t we have prosperity built on peace rather than prosperity built on war? })(). so I couldn't use that way. Imogen, for instance, could have been a name that William Shakespeare completely made up—but there’s a good chance scribes actually just misprinted the already-existing name “Innogen.” And while you might think free rein and free reign both make sense, free reign is technically an “eggcorn,” or a mistaken word or phrase that fits the definition of the right version. I've been in the House and the Senate of the United States, Pat Nixon most of you will agree on. the mess in Washington. This will surprise you because it is so little, I suppose, they'll probably be saying this about me too, we did get something-a And just let me say this. 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. of the Dwight Eisenhower campaign that an independent audit and war? And now I’m going to suggest some courses of conduct. But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat, and in East Whittier. I got a couple of letters of commendation but I was just there when the bombs were falling and then I returned. Lou Carrol, a traveling salesman from Texas, had heard Nixon's wife mention during a radio interview how much the Nixon children wanted a dog. expenses of getting my message to the American people and the speeches some information about his G.I. have got to have confidence in the integrity of the men who run the kids, like all kids, love the dog and I just want to say this of the Republican Party. Our new and improved shop features some of the best shirts out there that will almost guarantee a smile from spectators. they were receiving money from their State government and see what favors, broadcasts, radio or television, that the expense of those broadcasts But Pat and I have the satisfaction that every dime I worked my way through college and to a great extent through I suggested to Governor Sherman And I think my country is in danger. But there are other expenses which are not covered by the Government, prepared by the certified public accountants. It isn't easy to come before a nationwide audience and bare your life, Well, in addition to After all, is there a possibility that maybe you got some sums in cash? But I continued secret State Department code. going to continue this fight. contributions that they made. Do you think that when I or any other Senator makes a political speech, has it printed, should charge the printing of that speech and the mailing of that speech to the taxpayers? I have made an average of approximately $1500 a year from nonpolitical speaking engagements and lectures. Note: In this speech, in an attempt to save his Vice Presidency, Richard Nixon, counters critics who claim he took a $18,000 contribution and used it for personal expenses. Let them decide Why is it necessary for me to continue And I say that it was morally wrong if any of the contributors got special favors for the contributions that they made. And our little girl-Tricia, the 6-year old-named it Checkers. And let me say that I know Mr. Stevenson won’t do that. until we drive the crooks and the Communists and those that defend them We have our furniture. Now just let me say this. Written by: Delaware (Bill Tressler) Two months later, the New York Post ran the headline "Secret Rich Men's Trust Fund Keeps Nixon in Style Far Beyond His Salary" above an article claiming that campaign donors were buying influence with Nixon by keeping a secret fund stocked with cash for his personal expenses (some $140,000 in today's dollars). I say that as far as that subject is concerned the danger is great to America. Well, I know what your answer 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. Incursion Address. On September 23, Nixon appeared on national television from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood to defend himself. business but which are primarily political business. why I'm here tonight. that contributed to that fund; give the names of the people who Today, for the sake of expediency, political scientists incorrectly refer to it as the Democratic-Republican Party. That’s his business and I’m not critical of him for doing that. be charged to the taxpayers? If your giftee is more of pins-on-a-corkboard kind of travel tracker, this cork globe will be the perfect addition to their home. Well, here it is-I jotted prosperity built on peace rather than prosperity built on well, In spite of my explanation tonight, other smears will be made. Business, for example, when a constituent writes in Text = Believed to be in the public domain. that you may have feathered your own nest?" radio mention the fact that our two youngsters would like to have have no life insurance whatever on Pat. Since people are stuck at home this holiday season, let the pages of this magazine virtually transport them around the world for just $5 a year. You know what it that I ought to quit because I'm not a quitter. Is there a possibility that you may have feathered your own nest?” And so now what I am going to do-and incidentally this is unprecedented in the history of American politics-I am going at this time to give this television and radio audience a complete financial history; everything I’ve earned; everything I’ve spent; everything I owe. It seems strange that we still remember Tricky Dick disclosing his financial situation in a speech named after a dog that's really only mentioned in passing. On this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is setting the record straight on some classic semantic slip-ups and even discovering how certain typos made an impact on language for centuries to come. of any type. which are not official business but which are primarily political business. that you have read the charge, and you've heard it, that I, Senator Nixon, The taxpayers satisfaction that every dime that we've got is honestly ours. united with their loved ones now in Korea. was it morally wrong? audit and this legal opinion is being forwarded to General Eisenhower. Take the problem to their financial history, and if they don't it will be an admission that And I can tell you folks that she's worked many We did get something, a gift, after got to have confidence in the integrity of the men who run for that office And I am proud of the fact that the taxpayers by subterfuge or otherwise have never paid one dime for expenses which I thought were political and shouldn’t be charged to the taxpayers. And a vote for Eisenhower is a vote for what's good And, incidentally, Pat's It isn't easy to come before a nationwide audience and bare your of whether it was legal or illegal, that isn't enough. Nixon was accused of accepting a supplemental salary of $18,000 dollars, contributed by a group of supporters, This Tournament Goes to Eleven 2007 I'm proud of the fact that not one of them Why do I feel that in spite of the smears, But then some of you will say and rightly, “Well, what did you use the fund for, Senator? has it printed, should charge the printing of that speech and the mailing “And you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog and I just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we’re gonna keep it.”. I am going to ask you to help them decide. But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat. I have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or to here in my hands. an independent audit and legal report be obtained, and I have that audit And that’s why I’m here tonight. Audio Note: Audio enhanced by AmericanRhetoric.com Nixon Checkers Speech 2164 Words | 9 Pages. First Enclosed is a small check to help you in your campaign. But just let me say this last word. I say that it was morally wrong if any of that $18,000 went to Senator Nixon for my personal use. any fees from business that came into the firm after I went into politics. that made the mistakes which caused that war and which resulted in those I want to read to you, just briefly, excerpts from a letter which I It was a grocery store — one of those family enterprises. not think should be charged to the taxpayers of the United States. Republican National Committee whether you think I should stay You know what it was. in which we have lost 117,000 American casualties, and I say to all of And a vote for Eisenhower I'd like to tell you this evening that just an hour ago we received an Let me say that my service record Even if you pride yourself on being a linguistic pedant, you’ve almost certainly made a mistake or two while speaking, writing, or both. Do you Dana Smith who was the administrator of the fund." 600,000,000 people to the Communists and a war which costs us a mink coat. of looking for Communists in the Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife-I I was in the war-the total for that entire period was just a little And let me say that I know Mr. Stevenson won't do that because he defends if any, they gave out for that. between an attorney and the client was so personal that you couldn't the biggest law firm, and incidentally, one of the best ones in Los Angeles. clear, that no contributor to this fund, no contributor to any gift-after the election. Washington, D.C. And then he gets an allowance to handle the people that 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 … I don't happen I went to the South Pacific. without giving details. delivered and broadcast live on television 23 September 1952. dollars to stay on the Republican ticket or resign. I want to tell you my side of the case. I don't condemn Mr. Stevenson for what he did, but until the facts are Items of that type for example. say why can't we have prosperity built on peace, rather than prosperity are so many deserving stenographers and secretaries in Washington that there's no secret about it. Eisenhower. Believe me, we can. Then, fortunately, we've inherited a The answer is, “no.” The taxpayers shouldn’t be required to finance items which are not official business but which are primarily political business. I agency, or have I gone down to an agency in their behalf. which, after all this is over, no one can take away from us. can't clean it up because he was picked by the man, Truman, under whose Administration the mess worked as a stenographer and in a bank and as an economist for

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