Silent majority
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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 ad
George W. Romney and Barbara Walters Standing with President Richard Nixon at a Desk Covered with Responses to His "Silent Majority" Speech, 11/3/1969
Donald Trump and supporters attend a rally in Muscatine, Iowa, in January 2016. Multiple supporters hold up signs, which read "The silent majority stands with Trump".
Richard Nixon
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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the Un
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…
Official portrait, 1972
Nixon (second from right) makes his newspaper debut in 1916, contributing five cents to a fund for World War I orphans; his brother Donald is to his right.
Nixon as a senior at Whittier High School in 1930
Nixon's family: Julie and David Eisenhower, President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, Tricia, and Edward Cox on December 24, 1971