Just Plain Dick
A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous campaign speeches—Richard Nixon''s "Checkers" speech, to be published on its sixtieth anniversary
It all started with some 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 ticke...
A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous campaign speeches—Richard Nixon''s "Checkers" speech, to be published on its sixtieth anniversary
It all started with some 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 ticke...
