In 1952 Richard Nixon made his famous Checkers speech. This very speech is believed to have saved Nixon's future as a president in America. Throughout his days, Nixon was believed to be behind many conspiracies in America, including the infamous Watergate Scandal. Many people in America hated the thought of Richard Nixon, but this is because of the media "always hating him," as Nixon would say.
Nixon had 6 key points that he would make in many of his speeches: the media hates him, I'm not a quitter, I'm a family man, I am telling the truth, he is the poor man made good and he is a patriot. These motifs were very consistent throughout his campaigning for the presidency in the early 1970's. There was also another thing that Nixon did consitently and this was using his wife as a prop. The scene in the Checkers Speech was mostly of him just sitting and talking directly to a camera while occasionally glancing down to see what he had written. He then addressed his wife, who was just sitting there, and talked about one of his motifs, being a family man. Nixon's figure was reconstructed many years after his resignation. He came and talked one some late night news cast with a interviewer. The man asked him many questions, and by simply watching, you can see how Nixon has changed from a shaky man in front of the camera, to a calm, cool, and collected politician.
In 1952 Richard Nixon made his famous Checkers speech. This very speech is believed to have saved Nixon's future as a president in America. Throughout his days, Nixon was believed to be behind many conspiracies in America, including the infamous Watergate Scandal. Many people in America hated the thought of Richard Nixon, but this is because of the media "always hating him," as Nixon would say.
Nixon had 6 key points that he would make in many of his speeches: the media hates him, I'm not a quitter, I'm a family man, I am telling the truth, he is the poor man made good and he is a patriot. These motifs were very consistent throughout his campaigning for the presidency in the early 1970's. There was also another thing that Nixon did consitently and this was using his wife as a prop. The scene in the Checkers Speech was mostly of him just sitting and talking directly to a camera while occasionally glancing down to see what he had written. He then addressed his wife, who was just sitting there, and talked about one of his motifs, being a family man. Nixon's figure was reconstructed many years after his resignation. He came and talked one some late night news cast with a interviewer. The man asked him many questions, and by simply watching, you can see how Nixon has changed from a shaky man in front of the camera, to a calm, cool, and collected politician.
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