The Resume

(April 1952-September 6, 1964)
Cocker spaniel of Richard Nixon
Buried in Wantagh, New York

Why he might be annoying:

Homer Simpson says he's in doggie hell.
He was given to Nixon as a campaign contribution.
He can't even be called a first pet, because he died 5 years before Nixon became president.

Why he might not be annoying:

The Nixon family loved him.
The September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon speech is known as 'Checkers Speech.'
Many people think he saved Nixon's political career.

Credit: Toys in the Attic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cocker Spaniel Owners
• Dogs
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 12)
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm with Richard Nixon
• Menagerie of Animals
• Oliver Stone's Bio-Pics
• Presidential Pets
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16876)
• Satirized on Futurama
• Toys in the Attic's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 75 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 57 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 104 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 40.32% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 136 Votes: 47.79% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 356 Votes: 42.70% Annoying