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On this day, September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon went on television to give his "Checkers speech." [View all]
Fri Sep 23, 2022: On this day, September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon went on television to give his "Checkers speech."
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• 1952 – U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech (pictured), one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
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