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1、RichardM.Ni某on第一篇：richardm.Nixon:“checkers”richardm.Nixon:“checkers”myfellowamericans,icomebeforeyoutoNightasacandidateforthevicepresidencyandasamanwhosehonestyandintegrityhasbeenquestioned.now,theusualpoliticalthingtodowhenchargesaremadeagainstyouistoeitherignorethemortodenythemwithoutgivingdeta
2、ils.ibelievewe’vehadenoughofthatintheuNitedstates,particularlywiththepresentadmiNistrationinwashington,d.c.tometheofficeofthevicepresidencyoftheuNitedstatesisagreatoffice,andifeelthatthepeoplehavegottohaveconfidenceintheintegrityofthemenwhorunforthatofficeandwhomightobtainit.ihaveatheory,too,that
3、thebestandonlyanswertoasmearortoanhonestmisunderstandingofthefactsistotellthetruth.andthat’swhyiamheretoNight.iwanttotellyoumysideofthecase.i’msurethatyouhavereadthecharge,andyou’veheardit,thati,senatorNixon,took$18,000fromagroupofmysupporters.now,wasthatwrong?andletmesaythatitwaswrong.iamsayingi
4、t,incidentally,thatitwaswrong,justnotillegal,becauseitisn’taquestionofwhetheritwaslegalorillegal,thatisn’tenough.thequestionis,wasitmorallywrong?isaythatitwasmorallywrong--ifanyofthat$18,000wenttosenatorNixon,formypersonaluse.isaythatitwasmorallywrongifitwassecretlygiven,andsecretlyhandled.andisa
5、ythatitwasmorallywrongifanyofthecontributorsgotspecialfavorsforthecontributionsthattheymade.andnowtoanswerthosequestionsletmesaythis:notonecentofthe$18,000oranyothermoneyofthattypeeverwenttomeformypersonaluse.everypennyofitwasusedtopayforpoliticalexpensesthatididnotthinkshouldbechargedtothetaxpay
6、ersoftheuNitedstates.itwasnotasecretfund.asamatteroffact,wheniwason“meetthepress”--someofyoumayhaveseenitlastsunday--peteredsoncameuptomeaftertheprogram,andhesaid,“dick,whataboutisfundwehearabout?”andisaid,“well,thereisnosecretaboutit.gooutandseedanasmithwhowastheadmiNistratorofthefund.”andigaveh
7、im[edson]his[smith’s]address.andisaidyouwillfindthatthepurposeofthefundsimplywastodefraypoliticalexpensesthatididnotfeelshouldbechargedtothegovernment.andthird,letmepointout--andiwanttomakethisparticularlyclear--thatno
