Checkers Speech & Nixon Votes
During the Checkers speech, Richard Nixon gives some of his biography. Shots shows future president reading speech on TV set. Still shots show Nixon in his Navy uniform. Shot shows Nixon kissing his ballot for good luck before he drops it into ballot box when he votes in 1946 election that sent him to Congress.
| Identifier | CLIP-14576 |
| Duration | 16 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | September 23 1946 |
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