LEADER 00000ngm 2200421Ma 4500 001 43996540 005 20000506 TAPE oclc9991: 3000 007 mr baaadmnarannac199703 008 000710s1956 xxu030 mleng d 009 Reclvl: f Addate: 000710 Addid: OCL Moddate: 080528 Modid: XRF 035 (PFA-FILM)6151 035 GLADN50871662 040 CUY|eamim|cCUY 090 |b1612-89-2645 245 00 [Nixon's Checkers speech]|h[motion picture] 257 U.S. 260 |c[1956?] 300 1 reel of 1 (30 min.) :|bopt sd., b&w ;|c16 mm.|3print. 500 Approximate running time: 30:00. 500 Speech is from Nixon's vice-Presidential campaign. 500 Opening title reads: "NBC Television presents". 506 PFA 1612-89-2645. Contact depositor re: any public exhibition. OK for research. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 520 Film begins with a voice-over stating "The following program is sponsored by the Republican National Committee, The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Republican Congressional Committee." This is followed by a title reading "Richard Nixon, United States Senator, California". Voice-over then resumes: You are about to hear a report from Senator Richard Nixon, nominee for the office of vice-president of the United States. The Senator has interrupted his campaign tour to be with you tonight for this important message." Picture dissolves from title to shot of Nixon seated at his desk with his eyes closed. As the last vestige of the title fades, Nixon opens his eyes. The voice-over then announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, Senator Richard Nixon!" 520 Beginning with the famous words, "My fellow Americans", Nixon addresses the charges that he has accepted illicit funds. Occasional cutaways are made to his wife, Pat, who looks on approvingly from her off-camera seat on a sofa near his desk. After making a heart-rendering biographical statement, Nixon proceeds to enumerate the state of his personal finances. He concludes by confessing that while innocent of the crimes of which he is accused, he has accepted the political gift of a little dog, whom his daughter Tricia has named Checkers. He states that he "won't give the dog back, no matter what." 541 0 PFA 1612-89-2645. D0089 590 PFA 1612-89-2645. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 04 Mar 1997; Very good condition; print is clearly a kinescope or tv-to-film transfer, as occasional video artifacts are visible, and picture tends to exhibit a slight horizontal drift towards the beginning of the speech; in purple can 600 10 Nixon, Richard M. 650 0 Political corruption|zUnited States. 650 0 Presidents|zUnited States. 655 7 Television.|2mim 655 7 Addresses.|2mim 655 7 Documentaries and factual works|2mim 655 7 Propaganda.|2mim 690 U.S. films. 700 1 Nixon, Richard M. 740 01 Checkers speech. 935 GLADN50871662 941 0 PFA 1612-89-2645. D0089 (D0022). 946 PFA 1612-89-2645. Bib-base formerly cited title as "Nixon's Checker's speech". 946 PFA 1612-89-2645. On PFA catalog card: "Property of Lewis Dolinsky (Chris Reyna), 2245 Ward St., Berk 94705". 948 PFA 1612-89-2645. Contact depositor re: any public exhibition. OK for research. 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140928 994 92|bCUY