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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".
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announc
Silent majority
…awareness by the media and politicians that there actually might be a silent majority opposed to the anti-war movement was heightened during the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, especially in reaction to the widely broadcast violence by police against protesters and media there. The media reacted indignantly "against…
Humphrey and Muskie together at the Democratic National Convention
Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota (1959-1971)
Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York (1965-1968) (assassinated)
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota (1963-1981)