the name of a dog that belonged to Richard Nixon. Nixon was accused of accepting money illegally when he was a candidate for vice-president in 1952. He made an emotional speech on television and said the only gift he had accepted was his dog. This Checkers speech was a great success and made Nixon more popular. He was elected with President Eisenhower.跳棋:屬於尼克鬆(Richard Nixon)的狗的名字。尼克鬆在1952年當選爲副總統候選人時被指控非法收錢。他在電視上發表了感性的講話,並說他接受的唯一禮物是他的狗。Checkers的這次演講取得了巨大的成功,使尼克鬆更加受歡迎。他當選爲艾森豪威爾總統。