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Silent majority

The silent majority is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly. The term was popularized by U.S. president Richard Nixon in a televised address on November 3, 1969, in which he said, "And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support." In this usage…

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Cause
Vietnam War
Date
November 3, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-11-03)
Outcome
Increased support for the administration's plan for Vietnam
Type
Speech
Venue
Oval Office

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Richard Nixon

Later use in the United States

Later use outside the United States

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Silent majority

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related to Later use in the United States · 21
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related to Nixon's constituency · 20
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related to Richard Nixon · 20
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related to Groups of voters · 16
Silent majority → British, Cambreleng, Cambreleng's, Churchill, Describing French Conservatives, German, In, In May, Léon Gambetta, Monarchy, New York, Representatives, Republic, Tammany Society, The Contemporary Review, United States House
related to Later use outside the United States · 14
Silent majority → Adamo Degli Occhi, Anticommunist City Committee, António, At, Azione Rivoluzionaria, Degli Occhi, In, Italy, MAR, Milan, Movimento, Portugal, Silent, Spínola
related to Euphemism for the dead · 8
Silent majority → Civil War, In, Marshall Harlan, Petronius, Phrases, Roman, Supreme Court Justice John, The
related to External links · 3
Silent majority → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Cause · 1
Silent majority → Vietnam War
Date · 1
Silent majority → November 3, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-11-03)
Outcome · 1
Silent majority → Increased support for the administration's plan for Vietnam

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Silent majorityCauseVietnam War1.00infobox
Silent majorityDateNovember 3, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-11-03)1.00infobox
Silent majorityOutcomeIncreased support for the administration's plan for Vietnam1.00infobox
Silent majorityTypeSpeech1.00infobox
Silent majorityVenueOval Office1.00infobox
Silent majorityWebsitevoicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/nixon-silent-majority-speech-text/1.00infobox
Silent majorityis aunspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly0.90text
Silent majorityrelated to Euphemism for the deadThe0.60section
Silent majorityrelated to Euphemism for the deadRoman0.60section
Silent majorityrelated to Euphemism for the deadPetronius0.60section
Silent majorityrelated to Euphemism for the deadIn0.60section
Silent majorityrelated to Euphemism for the deadPhrases0.60section

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