Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech, During the 1952 Presidential Campaign

question 62

Multiple Choice

Richard Nixon's "Checkers" speech, during the 1952 presidential campaign

• A) was an eloquent, sincere appeal that demonstrated Nixon's ethical seriousness.
• B) demonstrated the new power of television and kept him on the Republican ticket with Dwight Eisenhower.
• C) demonstrated the limitations of the power of television to save the ethically challenged and maudlin Richard Nixon from being cast into political oblivion.
• D) led Dwight Eisenhower to tone down Nixon's attacks on Democrats for being soft on communism.
• E) proved that Nixon had the political skills and leadership to become president if necessary.

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