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Richard Nixon: Dwight Eisenhower
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Nixon's rising career received a temporary setback when he was accused of having improperly accepted campaign contributions from wealthy Californians. Amid demands from his opponents that he leave the race, Nixon delivered an emotional speech defending himself. Known as the Checkers speech, because of his reference in it to his dog, Checkers, it was received favorably by the public, and Eisenhower kept him as his vice-presidential candidate.
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When Eisenhower hoped Nixon would take a cabinet spot, he had worried that "Nixon can't always be the understudy to the star." But Nixon was not even really the understudy. He was one part of Eisenhower's "team." His position on that team was one to which he was well suited... his determination to stay. He was constantly campaigning for Eisenhower and for other Republicans, but he realized that he was also campaigning for Richard Nixon. He had discovered how to turn the vice-presidency into a platform for greater ambitions, but he was always dependent on Eisenhower's needs.
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Nixon 27C - "Let's Win This One For Ike" Nixon - Agnew. Interesting one and a quarter inch button for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew that makes mention of IKE , Dwight Eisenhower. Order number Nixon 27C. Price $8.00.
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