I would like to celebrate a unique #Holiday celebrating National Checkers Day which fell on September 23rd. This #Holiday is also known as “Dogs in Politics Day,” and commemorates political Canines or candidate Pooches, First Fidos, or Revolution Rovers. I know this might surprise you like it did my family, but National Checkers Day has nothing to do with the popular board game; rather, National Checkers Day celebrates Richard M. Nixon’s famous ‘Checkers’ Speech on this very date in 1952. History of National Checkers Day On September 23, 1952, Vice President candidate Richard Nixon delivered the “Checkers Speech.” When Nixon needed to defend himself after being accused of improprieties involving…