LogosA good speech uses every tool it can without compromising its message or clarity. There are elements of logos in Section 1 of the speech: Nixon provides evidence from an impartial audit by Pri...

The Checkers Speech was put together in a hurry, so it's not exactly the most tightly written or masterfully organized speech. And it's definitely not the most eloquent or economical, but that's pa...

ConversationalNixon spent an enormous amount of time on this speech addressing "you." He was speaking directly to the American public as individuals, and he did it in a tone that was strikingly inf...

InformalNixon's style here is peculiar, to say the least. For one thing, it's messy. The opening of the speech is almost rambling, the sentence structure throughout is convoluted and inelegant. Che...

The title is actually a matter of some contention. While the majority of the planet recognizes this speech as the Checkers Speech, named after his lovable little pup, Nixon and his political allies...

My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned. (1)The opening lines are a warm-up. Nixon's setti...

But let me just say this last word. Regardless of what happens, I am going to continue this fight. I am going to campaign up and down America until we drive the crooks and the Communists and those...

(3) Base CampThe Checkers Speech itself isn't all that hard to read: in fact, it's designed that way. Nixon was reaching out to average Americans, and appeals like that generally don't need a road...

In-Text ReferencesNixon's DefensePrice Waterhouse accountants (64)Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher Auditing Company (64-66)The charges alleged by the New York Post (8, 17-25)"Meet the Press" (18)Peter...

Checkers died in 1964, and was buried at Wantagh, NY, on Long Island. You can still visit the pooch's grave today, where people continue to leave flowers and flags. (Source)Nixon celebrated the ann...