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To welcome cspan again to politics and prose. It has added to cspan has added to our civil discourse and whatever bookstores you come to they are generally independent fast and cspan is really wonderful. I want to welcome tonight at 18. We are celebrating the publication of his book just plain dick. How many of you were around when the checkers speech was given . I am sure many people in the audience tonight will also the and statistically appropriate that this is the night before an election and this book is about the 1952 election and the context of the election, and kevin matson will tell us about it but theres a nice tradition in politics and prose of having wonderful stuff the night before the election. We were talking 12 years ago was the discussion of arguing the world which was the discussion with daniel bell or crystal irving, four years ago we had a new york review book and some of the contributors, Jonathan Friedman and others were talking about the problems whoever the new
Its not church, synagogue or a mosque. Im very pleased that our friends from cspan are here. So this will be broadcast at some point. Sooner than later, im sure. And they always do a great job and want to welcome cspan again to politicspoliticspolitics an cspan has added to century civil discourse, and whatever book stores you come to theyre generally independents, and cspan is really wonderful. I want to welcome tonight Kevin Mattson, and were celebrating the publication of his book just plain dick. How many of you were around when the checkers speech was given . And im sure many people in the audience tonight will also have been around in the tv audience. It is it brings back a lot of memories, and its particularly appropriate that this is the night before an election, and this book is about the 1952 election and america and the context of the 1952 election, and Kevin Mattson will tell us about it. Theres a nice tradition at politics and prose having wonderful stuff the night before
I hope at least its a start and that others will come forward and continue to tell the story. You can watch this and other programs on line at booktv. Org. Next Kevin Mattson recounts the president ial election of 1952 and Richard Nixons checkers speech delivered on National Television on the speech was given in response to allegations that nixon misuse political donations. The author recounts nixons usage of this family dog checkers to denote his every man status and save his Vice President ial nomination. This program is about an hour. Good evening everybody. Before we begin if its okay to come up closer, its not church, synagogue or a mosque. Mosque. I am very pleased that our friends from cspan are here, so this will be broadcast at some point, sooner than later i am sure. They always do a great job and i want to welcome cspan again to politics and prose. It has added to cspan has added to our civil discourse and whatever bookstores you come to, they are generally independent and c