Richard Nixon is the 37th President of the United States. He referred to the Americans who did not express their opinions publicly against the Vietnam War, as the great silent majority.
Kerry, a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, protested Pres. Nixon's beliefs. Kerry wanted the troops out faster.
The "silent majority" were a group of American people that were supposed to support the USA in the Vietnam War, as compared to a large amount of vocal demonstrators that were protesting the war. After many years of fighting in Vietnam and seeing no end in sight, the vast majority of Americans wanted it to end, and for the the USA to leave the quagmire. Which they did in 1973, and South Vietnam fell to the communists in 1975.
Richard Nixon made the first phone call to the moon. The historical event took place in July 21, 1969. The call was made from Houston, TX.
Richard M. Nixon was the President implictated in the Watergate Scandal.
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Nixon himself was not called the silent majority he was calling the average non protesting american the silent majority.
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President Nixon appealed to a silent majority in the face of anti-war protests across America.
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Kerry, a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, protested Pres. Nixon's beliefs. Kerry wanted the troops out faster.
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon cast himself as the spokesperson for the silent majority. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the election.
The Silent Majority was a term used by President Nixon to describe the moderate Americans who did not participate in public protests during the 1960s and 1970s. It referred to those who supported traditional values and government policies but did not actively voice their opinions.