Checkers Speech True or False

1. Why did Nixon get the VP nomination? -> Nobody else wanted the job.
2. How did Stevenson campaign for the Democratic nomination? -> He didn't
3. Why didn't Truman seek reelection? -> He wanted to spend more time with his family.
4. How did Pat Nixon feel about the speech? -> She was ashamed to reveal so much of their financial history.
5. How did the Checkers Speech affect the rest of Nixon's career? -> It saved his career but gave him a rep for being defensive and sappy.

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