You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS 
Clue: 2nd only to Walt Disney's 59, this composer's 45 nominations include the "The Towering Inferno" & "Saving Private Ryan"
john williams

Category: BUSINESS BIGGIES 
Clue: Founded in 1898 when several cracker companies merged, in 2000 it passed from one tobacco company to another
nabisco

Category: 20th CENTURY POLITICS 
Clue: On September 23, 1952 some 60 million people, the largest TV audience to that time, tuned in for this live address

the checkers speech