During the 1952 campaign, Nixon was accused of benefitting from a secret slush fund that allowed him to live beyond his means. Many in the press called on him to resign from the ticket, and about half of Eisenhower's aides agreed. Ultimately Eisenhower decided against this as he felt it would cost him the election, and he allowed Nixon to explain himself in the famous "Checkers Speech." But what if Ike had dumped Nixon from the ticket? Would Eisenhower have lost the election to Adlai Stevenson as he feared?