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The Great Silent Majority : Nixon's 1969 Speech on Vietnamization /

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 mu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.