The speech would be remembered for the gift which Nixon had received, but which he would not give back: "a little cocker spaniel dog … sent all the way from Texas.
这场演讲之所以被称为跳棋演讲是因为尼克松表示自己的确有收到一件礼物并且没有退还：“一只小獚猎狗……从大老远的德克萨斯州寄过来的。