Nixon's 1969 Speech on Vietnamization
by
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
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...