Oct. 8, 1952:: Members of the Young Industry for Eisenhower prepare 35-foot IKE balloon before the GOP presidential candidate's arrival at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium. This photo was published in the Oct. 9, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jack Carrick / Los Angeles Times

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July 11, 1952: Sen. Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower celebrate their nominations at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The candidate are flanked by their wives Pat Nixon, left, and Mamie Eisenhower.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Associated Press

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July 28, 1952: While staying at the Ambassador Hotel, Sen. Richard Nixon rolls up his sleeves and loosens his tie while preparing a speech to be given at a hometown welcome in Whittier after winning the GOP nomination for vice president.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: John Malmin / Los Angeles Times

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Aug. 5, 1952: Sen. Richard Nixon waves during a parade to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times

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Aug. 5, 1952: On stage at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are from left: California Gov. Earl Warren; Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower; Frank C. Hilton, VFW commander in chief; Wayne E. Richards Jr.; California Sen. Richard Nixon; and James W. Cothran Sr.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

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Sept. 23, 1952: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, at a television studio where he delivered his famous "Checkers" speech. This photo was published in the Sept. 24, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Paul Calvert / Los Angeles Times

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August 1952: Eisenhower backers from left, Fred Fenton, Robert Foster and Charles Fenton hang homemade "We LIke Ike" sign with electric Christmas lights on their Beverly Hills home. The boys' mother, Mrs. Jean Foster, was an Adlai Stevenson supporter. This photo was published in the Aug. 4, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

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Oct. 31, 1952: GOP vice president nominee Sen. Richard Nixon speaks to supporters in Redondo Beach. This photo was published in the Nov. 1, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Paul Calvert / Los Angeles Times

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Nov. 4, 1952: Sen. Richard Nixon at his Whittier polling place after 10-hour nonstop flight from Boston. He greets his neighbors Mrs. Jo Hoover, left, holding Donnie, 16 months, and Mrs. Caroline Whitehouse, holding Laurie, 2. This photo was published in the Nov. 5, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Phil Bath / Los Angeles Times

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Nov. 6, 1952: M. B. Swan blows an auto horn after winning his bet that Eisenhower would win the 1952 election. Lou Poncher, left, lost the bet, wears barrel and pushes Swan at the intersection of Victory and Lankershim boulevards in North Hollywood. This photo was published in the Nov. 7, 1952, Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

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