| Sunday, September 23, 2007 --- CHECKERS SPEECH DAY |
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| ::darkshadows:: (bloody@mary.org) |
2007/09/23 21:13 |
266th day of 2007 - 99 remaining
Sunday, September 23, 2007
CHECKERS SPEECH DAY
referring to the game of checkers, here. This is about a dog named
Checkers. The dog, a cocker spaniel, belonged to former U.S. President
Richard M. Nixon. This presidential dog was different than Him and
political controversy.
Checkers, however, was the subject of a speech given this day in 1952
by Mr. Nixon, then a candidate for vice president. In the televised
speech, he stated that he would not give back a gift -- whether it had
political ties or not -- because it was a present for his daughter.
The gift in question was Checkers and the speech was forever referred
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