03158nam 2200709 450 991081456040332120230803195631.01-62349-144-4(CKB)2670000000547089(EBL)1655544(SSID)ssj0001132275(PQKBManifestationID)11733856(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132275(PQKBWorkID)11147014(PQKB)10766486(MiAaPQ)EBC1655544(OCoLC)874963966(MdBmJHUP)muse33572(Au-PeEL)EBL1655544(CaPaEBR)ebr10851534(CaONFJC)MIL583011(OCoLC)874322948(EXLCZ)99267000000054708920140406h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe great silent majority Nixon's 1969 speech on Vietnamization /Karlyn Kohrs CampbellFirst edition.College Station, [Texas] :Texas A&M University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (154 p.)Library of Presidential RhetoricDescription based upon print version of record.1-62349-035-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 announcementLibrary of presidential rhetoric.Speeches, addresses, etc., AmericanVietnam War, 1961-1975Protest movementsVietnam War, 1961-1975Public opinionPresidentsUnited StatesMessagesVietnamRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesRelationsVietnamSpeeches, addresses, etc., American.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Protest movements.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Public opinion.Presidents959.704/31 Campbell Karlyn Kohrs 1669094Campbell Kaarlyn KohrsNixon Richard M(Richard Milhous),1913-1994.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814560403321The great silent majority4030157UNINA