The Great Silent Majority. Nixon's 1969 Speech on Vietnamization.
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
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Series: Library of Presidential Rhetoric. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBWS2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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 of the US invasion of Cambodia brought a far different response. ... Read more
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 of the US invasion of Cambodia brought a far different response. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Library of Presidential Rhetoric
Number of Pages
152
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781623490348
SKU
V9781623490348
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About Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell is the author of eight books and many scholarly articles. She has served as the editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech and has received multiple awards from national communication organizations. She is a professor of communication at the University of Minnesota, USA.
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