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>> after reading jeff's 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. that's 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 much he owes his mothers. after that he says let's talk about the democrats. he makes a sly refer...

This incredible weakness, to let them know that we are not going to have our men become subservient. >> this is like rush limbaugh, the way this guy talks about women, neutering men. what's his problem? you're afraid to say he's a kook. give me a description of your opponent, will you? help me out, patrick. he's not a normal republican even of the old school. >> i'm going to stick to him being the most extreme member of congress. i'm not going to get in this name calling game. that's what he's so good at. i don't want to stoop to his level. >> we'll have to do it ourselves. this guy is really ...

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They can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? we're back. it was in september of 1952 that richard nixon gave the most important speech of his life, the checkers speech. nix won was eisenhower's running mate facing heat for a fund that had been uncovered where he was raising money for his political expenses, so he took to the airwaves to disclose every tlar he owed to the banks for his mortgages the loan off his life insurance, the money he borrowed from his parents b...

Black and white, spotted, and our little girl, tricia, the 6-year-old named it checkers. and, you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog, and gist want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we're going to keep it. >> well, sunday, this sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the >> this sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the checkers speech, a moment of transparency and survival. romney released what will be two years of tax returns but not the 12 his father put out or the ones nixon said we all should put out. chief investigative national reporter and also he r...