Silent Majority
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon cast himself as the spokesperson for the silent majority. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the election.
Richard Nixon
The first and only President of the United States of America to resign the Presidency was the 37th President, Richard Milhous Nixon. When he was sworn in for his first term of office in 1969, President Nixon was 56 years old. He was the second of the three Presidents the United States has had from the state of California, all of whom were members of the Republican party. President Nixon won reelection by landslide in 1972 and gave his famous "silent majority" speech during his second inauguration in 1973. President Richard Milhous Nixon resigned the Presidency in 1974 in order to avoid inevitable impeachment.
Richard Nixon
Silent Majority
Silent Majority - comics - was created in 1984.
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.
Silent Majority
Nixon himself was not called the silent majority he was calling the average non protesting american the silent majority.
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.
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Silent Majority
Student activism was related to the silent majority due to the conflict between the more conservative views held by the silent majority and the radical ideas being championed by student activists. The vocal and visible nature of student protests challenged the status quo and prompted conservative backlash from the silent majority who felt their values were being threatened. This tension between the two groups contributed to heightened social and political divisions during the era of student activism.
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The Silent Majority - 1987 was released on: USA: 18 June 1987 (Chicago International Film Festival)
The silent majority disagreed with the antiwar protesters but rarely discussed their opinions publicly.