Nixon uses a lot of rhetorical questions in this speech. A lot. Way more than can be listed here conveniently. Yeah…just go read it.These questions pepper the speech, acting as transitions to top...

Throughout the speech, Nixon frequently mentions that he is, in fact, broke. Not as bad off as many Americans, but not rich either. He's got tons of debt and not much in the bank. Nixon was never i...

For a speech ostensibly about his own potential scandal, Nixon sure spends a lot of time criticizing his opponents and their weakness in the face of existential communist threats. While there are b...

The Checkers Speech is the speech in American history associated with emotional appeal, so much so that it has entered the political lexicon as a shorthand for emotionally charged political speeche...