Richard Nixon defended himself from corruption charges in 1952 in the "Checkers Speech." What was "Checkers"?
A) Nixon's two-tone 1948 Oldsmobile
B) a cocker spaniel dog
C) his wife's "good Republican cloth coat"
D) Nixon's nickname for Eisenhower
Answer: B
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