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Nixon and Checkers shape a future in politics
Dick Nixon, his wife and daughters become prominent in public life as his rise from Navy lieutenant to congressman senator and vice president draws intense public interest. The piece recalls his anti communism push and the Checkers speech that kept him on Eisenhower's ticket. It notes his disciplined, tireless work and unclear possibilities for a 1960 presidential run.
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