In the "Checkers speech," Richard Nixon _____________________.

denied allegations that he had improperly received gifts during his 1952 bid for the vice-presidency.

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accused John F. Kennedy of being "soft on communism" during the 1960 campaign for president.

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announced his policy of "Vietnamization" of the Vietnam War in 1969.

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called for normalizing relations with China in 1972.

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declared, in 1974, that he "was not a crook" in response to allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the Watergate scandal.

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The correct option is A denied allegations that he had improperly received gifts during his 1952 bid for the vice-presidency.
The Checkers speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by California Senator Richard Nixon, the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States. In the "Checkers speech," Richard Nixon denied allegations that he had improperly received gifts during his 1952 bid for the vice-presidency.

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