Checkers? (That was the name of his dog when he was Vice President in 1952.)
President Nixon's dog was called Checkers.
A vice president, not a president, introduced a dog named Checkers to a national audience during a televised event.Specifically, subsequent U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April22, 1994) introduced his dog to the American public on September 23, 1952. Checkers was an American Cocker Spaniel that was given as a gift to the then Vice President to Dwight Eisenhower. The vice president was being questioned about his finances. He indicated that he would not return the dog since both his daughters would be heartbroken.
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Nixon was famous for owning a dog named Checkers, who was given to him. Checkers saved his political career: after Nixon was accused of taking political kickbacks, he gave a speech in which he said the only thing he'd been given by a contributor was a little dog his kids named Checkers, and he wouldn't give the dog back. (Google "Checkers speech.)
President Nixon's dog was called "checkers" Nixon's dog, Checkers was a Cocker Spaniel. FDR had a Scottish terrier named Fala, and G.W. Bush had two Scottish terriers.
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Vice President Biden's dog is a German Shepherd named Major.
Abraham Lincoln had a dog named Fido; Fido was a mixed breed with floppy ears and a yellowish coat. * "Fido" is Latin, and is from "Fidelitas" which translates as "faithful."
It's name was Checkers but I don't know what kind of dog it was.
Richard Nixon made this noteworthy speech after he was accused to improprieties with campaign funding. "Checkers" was a dog that he had accepted as a gift.
President Richard Nixon's dog. Checkers Nixon was a dog received by Nixon and most famously mentioned in Nixon's "Checkers Speech", where he defended himself against accusations of receiving gifts and improper funds. In the speech, he said that no matter what, he was keeping the little dog, which his daughter had named Checkers. The speech helped to save Nixon's appearance by pulling on heartstrings.