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About it, were going to keep it. >> well, sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the checkers speech, the defining moment in political transparency and survival. it comes as mitt romney released what will be two years of tax returns but not the 12 his father put out os the ones nixon say we all should put out. michael isikoff is reporting on this anniversary and jeff riff franks the author of "ike and dick, portrait of a strange political marriage." i remember when nixon was making the demand all ...

His memoir earned him $650,000 and he paid a capital gains tax on it, not an income tax. he was under amazing pressure. heres this 39-year-old junior senator from california, the running mate for the most beloved man in america, the man who had led the allied expeditionary force, the five-star general, the legendary dwight d. eisenhower, and he was really, really trying to survive. >> i agree with everything you say, jeff. i have very interesting feels about richard nixon, hes a complicated guy,...

>> after reading jeffs excellent book, we all remember about checkers, we remember it about nixon fighting for his survival but the issue was financial disclosure, about putting everything on the table, telling everything about his finances. thats what nixon was doing. that was the spirit of the checkers speech. that resonates right to the 2012 campaign. what was so fascinating about it is after you read it through after nixon goes through this litany and naming his oldsmobile, his mortgage, how...

The cooker having to explain all my finances. >> he had no idea what eisenhower did not want to reveal, which was that eisenhower had a great tax deal himself. his memoir earned him $650,000 and he paid a capital gains tax on it, not an income tax. he was under amazing pressure. heres this 39-year-old junior senator from california, the running mate for the most beloved man in america, the man who had led the allied expeditionary force, the five-star general, the legendary dwight d. eisenhower, ...

The guy. not to meet his fathers standards, the 12 years he put out is one thing but not to meet nixons standards, thats a tough one. >> after reading jeffs excellent book, we all remember about checkers, we remember it about nixon fighting for his survival but the issue was financial disclosure, about putting everything on the table, telling everything about his financi finances. thats what nixon was doing. that was the spirit of the checkers speech. that resonates right to the 2012 campaign. w...

All kids, love the dog, and i just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, were going to keep it. >> well, sunday, this sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the checkers speech, a defining moment in political transparency, and, of course, survival, and it comes just as mitt romney it comes as mitt romney released what will be two years of tax returns but not the 12 his father put out os the ones nixon say we all should put out. michael isikoff is reporting on this ...