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Richard Nixon's "silent majority" speech, delivered on November 3, 1969, aimed to rally support from Americans who were not actively protesting the Vietnam War but were nonetheless affected by it. Nixon sought to give a voice to this demographic, appealing to their desire for Law and Order and a stable society amidst the tumult of the 1960s. By framing the "silent majority" as patriotic and supportive of his policies, he positioned himself as their advocate against the vocal minority of anti-war protesters and civil rights activists. This speech became a pivotal moment in Nixon's presidency, reinforcing his political strategy and resonating with many Americans who felt overlooked.
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Middle class courted by Nixon?
Silent Majority
What majority did Richard Nixon say elected him?
Silent Majority
Who made up the silent majority of Americas that president Richard Nixon claimed to represent?
Nixon himself was not called the silent majority he was calling the average non protesting american the silent majority.
Who did Nixon call the silent majority?
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.
In his 1968 election campaign Richard Nixon appealed to the a Moral majority b New Left C new feminists D silent majority?
Silent Majority
In 1968 the candidate who claimed to speak for the silent majority and middle America was?
Richard Nixon
Which candidates would most likely receive the vote of a member of the silent majority in the 1968 election?
Richard Nixon
President Nixon appealed to a majority in the face of anti-war protests across America?
President Nixon appealed to a silent majority in the face of anti-war protests across America.
This man won the presidency by appealing to the ''silent majority in the us during the 1960s?
Richard Nixon
Who made up silent majority of Americans that President Richard Nixon claimed to represent?
the middle class
What did Nixon believe were the results of Nixon's policies as spelled out in the 1969 Silent Majority?
Kerry, a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, protested Pres. Nixon's beliefs. Kerry wanted the troops out faster.
What role did the silent majority play in the presidential election of 1972?
if he hasn't figured out he's a human by now, i don't think he ever will ~elf so to answer your question, there's two real answers one: if nixon didn't appeal to the silent majority in his silent majority speech of 1969, he never would have gotten re-elected. he knew that while protesting groups were against the vietnam war, the majority that were not as concerned with the hippie culture and politics etc, backed up his logic for stopping communism and allowing the war to continue. two: nixon's "silent majority" was a political slogan used to get people to think that the majority of american's were on his side. he made it sound as though there was a great majority of people who backed him up while in reality, most americans were looking for peace and a way out of the war, as they were when johnson was president. the "silent majority" had no influence in the election of 1972-- the only reason he was able to win was because in the midst of a war the people did not want to risk a shift in power.
