Nixon

Nixon won the election by 680,000 votes.
             In 1952, Nixon was selected to be Dwight Eisenhower's vice presidential-.
             running mate, but shortly after his nomination Nixon was suspected of misusing .
             funds- and was said to be supported by "favor seeking millionaires." In response he gave a famous speech, in which he disclosed his entire personal financial record. The speech you are about to hear is the famous part after he finishes revealing his records. (Checkers Speech).
             Eisenhower kept Nixon as his running mate, and to their luck, the Democratic presidential candidate, of Illinois, was soft on Communism. Eisenhower and Nixon where victorious, and were re-elected in 1956. (Picture for Encarta) .
             Nixon spent most of his time as vice president before congress and on trips abroad as a goodwill ambassador.
             As Eisenhower, neared the end of his second term, he believed that Nixon should be his successor, and endorsed his presidency in March of 1960. Nixon chose as his running mate the US ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. His opponent, John F. Kennedy, was the winner- and beat Nixon by only 113,000 votes, out of 70 Million. Nixon also lost by 83 votes in the Electoral College.
             After loosing, Nixon became the republican candidate for Governor, running against Edmund Brown, Nixon tried using his strategy of saying that the.
             Democrats weren't concerned enough about, communism, and he said the State didn't enforce its laws strictly enough. This time the strategy did not work, Brown won easily. Nixon refused to acknowledge Brown's victory, and attacked the press in a televised news conference. Most polical observers believed this was the end of his political career.
             After his defeat Nixon move to New York City, where he joined a large law firm, and campaigned for the republican candidates in 1964 and 1966, by February 1, 1968 he announced his candidacy for president. Nixon though, had many handicaps to overcome.