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

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.