[DOC] [TLE] Checkers speech - Wikipedia [PAR] The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made on September 23, 
1952, by the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States, 
California Senator Richard Nixon. ... After his successful 1950 Senate campaign, 
Nixon's backers continued to raise .... and "No Mink Coats for NixonJust Cold 
Cash". [DOC] [TLE] Checkers Speech, 1952 . Nixon . WGBH American Experience | PBS [PAR] Checkers Speech September 23, 1952 My Fellow Americans, I come before ... I 
just don't believe in that, and I can say that never, while I have been in the ... does 
have his wife on the pay roll and has had her on his pay roll for the past ten years
. .... But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat, and I always tell her
... [DOC] [TLE] Senator Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech - Watergate [PAR] In his 1952 Checkers speech, Richard Nixon was one of the first politicians to use 
the ... And you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog and I just want to say this 
right now, .... best thing that ever happened to me happened, I married Patwho 
is sitting over here. ... But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat. [DOC] [TLE] September 23 is Checkers Day - Worldwide Weird Holidays [PAR] Sep 23, 2016 ... On September 23, 1952, Senator Richard M. Nixon addressed the ... His speech 
became known as the Checkers Speech because of his reference to the family 
dog. ... prior to the speech, Governor Dewey called to say that Eisenhower's ... 
addressed accusations Pat wore fur coats bought with fund money. [DOC] [TLE] Cloth coat Republican - RationalWiki [PAR] Jun 20, 2016 ... Said and done ... I should say this that Pat doesn't have a mink coat. But she 
does have a respectable Republican cloth coat. ... The term originated with a 
1952 speech by Richard Nixon in response ... The "cloth coat" is intended to 
contrast with the "fur coat" worn by the privileged wives of political men. [DOC] [TLE] The 6 messiest vice presidential picks of the last 60 years - latimes [PAR] August 08, 2012|By James Rainey. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, and Sen. ... 
In the famous Checkers Speech, Nixon talked about his wife, Pat, not wearing ... 
of the man who would become his second, said vice presidential historian Joel K. 
... Quayle got only hours' notice he had been chosen and had to fight his way... [DOC] [TLE] Checkers Biography (Dog) - Infoplease [PAR] ... The dog who was the subject of Richard Nixon's famous "Checkers speech" ... 
comment that his wife Pat wore only a "respectable Republican cloth coat. [DOC] [TLE] The secret story of Richard Nixon's first scandal - Salon.com [PAR] Jan 19, 2013 ... Richard Nixon's Checkers speech  delivered just five days after ... I say it was 
morally wrong if any of that $18,000 went to Senator Nixon, for my personal use. 
... does have his wife on the payroll, and has had her on his payroll for ... I 
married Pat. ... But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat. [DOC] [TLE] Richard Nixon - U.S. President - Biography.com [PAR] Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief .... 
He turned the speech back on his political enemies, claiming that unlike the 
wives of so ... his wife, Pat, did not own a fur coat but only "a respectable 
Republican cloth .... He himself said as much, blaming the media for his defeat 
and lamenting,... [DOC] [TLE] Mrs. Gingrich's Republican Cloth Coat - Daily Kos [PAR] Nov 15, 2011 ... In an attempt to connect with regular Americans, Nixon painted a ... fact that his 
wife Pat didn't own a mink coat, but instead wore a respectable ... Newt Gingrich, 
a purported history scholar, is well familiar with Nixon's rise, but only time ... by 
claiming that his wife wears "a respectable Republican cloth coat.. [DOC] [TLE] Peter Dreier: Hillary's Checkers Speech [PAR]

Question: Richard Nixon said in this speech that his wife, Pat, wore only "a respectable republican cloth coat"
Answer: the Checkers speech