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UNINA9910814560403321 |
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Campbell Karlyn Kohrs |
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Titolo |
The great silent majority : Nixon's 1969 speech on Vietnamization / / Karlyn Kohrs Campbell |
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College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Collana |
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Library of Presidential Rhetoric |
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Soggetti |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Protest movements |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Public opinion |
Presidents - United States |
Vietnam Relations United States |
United States Relations Vietnam |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The great silent majority, November 3, 1969 / Richard M. Nixon -- Nixon, Vietnam, and the cultural context / Karlyn Kohrs Campbell -- A short history of US involvement in the wars in Vietnam -- Nixon's war rhetoric -- Nixon's rhetorical critics -- The power of Nixon's rhetoric -- Notes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase-"silent majority"-and a policy-Vietnamization of the war effort-that echo down to the present day. Nixon's appearance on this night framed the terms in which much of the subsequent civil conflict and military strategy would be understood.Rhetorical scholar Karlyn Kohrs Campbell analyzes this critically important speech in light of the historical context and its centrality to three other speeches-two earlier and one the following spring, when the announcement |
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