There are items about Richard M. Nixon's Checkers speech, John F. Kennedy's speech on Catholicism in politics, and Lloyd Bentsen's line to Dan Quayle in a 1988 vice-presidential debate: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy".
From Nixon's Checkers to Obama's Bo, political pets have long fascinated the public.
Confused and dismayed Chrysler employees soon came up with an explanation: when it came to corporate infighting, their former chairman, Robert J. Eaton, was playing checkers; Daimler's boss, Jrgen Schrempp, was playing chess.
Reality Checkers Let's face it: Most online financial news and commentary is little more than overheated trading gossip and news snippets selected to incite people to buy and sell and make brokers rich.
Check out Canada's blazing maple leaves, Croatia's bold checkers, and Chile's... well, bold choice.
From Richard M. Nixon's Checkers speech to Bill Clinton's "60 Minutes" interview about Gennifer Flowers, politicians have a history of going on television to quell accusations of misconduct.
Homer claims that Santa's Little Helper will be going to Doggie Heaven, while Richard Nixon's dog Checkers and Adolf Hitler's dog Blondi will be going to Doggie Hell.
The amusement district footprint has been vastly reduced, but on its fringes there are new restaurants: Tom's, Grimaldi's, the national chains Checkers and Applebee's.
The bleak economy is the chief reason for the intensification of the burger wars, which pit Wendy's against chains like Burger King, Carl's Jr., Checkers, Five Guys, Hardee's, In-N-Out and, of course, the mighty McDonald's.
In "Theater Talk," at 1 a.m., the playwright Douglas McGrath, the director Terry Kinney and the actors Anthony LaPaglia and Kathryn Erbe discuss the Vineyard Theater's production of "Checkers," Mr. McGrath's play about the 1952 speech in which Richard M. Nixon, the Republican vice presidential candidate, defended himself against accusations of financial improprieties.
