Postcard, Richard Nixon, 1052
date: label: Date made
content: 1952
name: label: depicted
content: Nixon, Patricia
label: depicted
content: Nixon, Richard M.
label: depicted
content: Cox, Tricia Nixon
label: depicted
content: Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
notes: label: Description
content: In 1952, Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon was challenged over his use of campaign funds. On September 23, Nixon delivered a television to address the accusations. An avalanche of supportive mail followed and, in turn, a grateful campaign mailed each respondent a thank-you postcard. The mass-mailed postcard had a photo of Nixon, his wife Pat, and their daughters Julie and Tricia as well as a "personalized" note. The speech came to be known as the "Checkers Speech" after a dog that had been sent to the Nixon daughters during the campaign. In the speech, Nixon said they were going to keep the dog.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0159.02
label: accession number
content: 2007.0159
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0159.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: black; white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 14.605 cm