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Weekend when richard nixon took to the airwaves to defend himself against charges of improperty by the new york post while running for vice president. thats what he was doing back then. it became known as the checker speech and it saved nixons career. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ols? tools are uncomplicated. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know whats complicated? shipping. shippings complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes fro...

Election. seeking to save his place on gop ticket as dwight eisenhowers runningmate, richard nixon gave his famous checkers speech 60 years ago this weekend and laid finances bare. its a speech with eerie relevance to the campaign in which mitt romney faces demands to disclose his finances. >> if you decide to do more and more and more, you give opposition to distort and twist and be dishonest. >> nixons financial disclosure in 1952 set a new standard for future candidates for national office. >...

Its on its way today to its final destination flying piggyback from houston to california. it will do a neat thing today. it will fly over tucson as a tip of the hat to mark kelly and gabrielle giffords. were looking back at a speech that helped reshape modern politics and usher in the era of television as the vehicle for political messaging by a man that would one day change the face of presidential politics for good. richard nixon of course. it was this week in 1952, 60 years ago, nixon stil...

Get in front of the story. you have the olympics that will take all of that away because people will be focusing on basketball and, you know -- >> and the uniforms. >> and uniforms. and i think that, you know, if you let this drag beyond that point, then it becomes part of the narrative going into the convention and then once you get to labor day its wide open. i think this is that moment where the bain story has to end, and the best way to do it is for romney to get before an editorial board an...

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