Question

This politician reportedly pioneered push polling by calling Democrat voters and asking, “Did you know Jerry Voorhis is a (15[1])Communist?” This (15[1])politician alleged he would (15[1])castrate a female opponent and compared her voting (15[1])record to Vito Marcantonio on an (15[1])infamous “Pink (15[2])Sheet.” This politician (15[1])gave his (15[1])“last press conference” by stating “you don’t have [this politician] to (15[1])kick (15[1])around (15[4])anymore” after (15[1])losing a 1962 election (15[1])to (*) Pat (10[1])Brown. To address (10[1])accusations he had received $18,000 in unreported (10[1])gifts, this (10[1])politician gave a televised speech stating he would keep a cocker spaniel named Checkers and not (10[1])resign as Eisenhower’s running mate. For 10 points, name this politician who resigned as president to avoid being impeached for (10[1])the Watergate scandal. ■END■

ANSWER: Richard Nixon [or Richard Milhous Nixon; prompt on “Tricky Dick”]
<History - American History>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%50%0%55.83
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%75%0%56.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%75%0%70.00
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%83%0%51.67
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y1100%0%0%123.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%100%0%46.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will HollisterLehigh BLehigh A1915
Fred GarveyTruman StateWUSTL C2115
Sam MacchiVassarIowa2515
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ANYU B3315
Andrew ZengStanfordMichigan C3915
Kevin ParkClaremontVanderbilt B4115
Caleb OttWaterloo BustWaterloo Cali4115
Charles HangWUSTLMichigan A4415
Teigue KellyPenn State ANorth Carolina4615
Lexi TermanRutgersNYU C5715
Jonah SchwartzWUSTL JSquidward Community College5815
Jack LewisMTSUBelmont5915
Jacob SimmonsSIUEWUSTL A5915
Tony ChenToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlOttawa5915
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutToronto Penguin World War5915
Calvin BostlemanOhio StateCase Western6115
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech BUSN A6515
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto cDNAToronto Pilk6710
Cooper RohColumbia AColumbia C7010
Evan SchleckGathererColumbia B7710
Andrew MinagarYaleBard7910
Thomas FlexerPenn State BIowa State9510
Darshan KrishnamswamyGeorgia Tech CWUSTL11510
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateMichigan C12310