Evan Thomas on the Great Silent Majority

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Fifty years ago this week, President Nixon gave his address to the nation on the Vietnam War, popularly known as the "Silent Majority" Speech. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore this topic with Evan Thomas, former Newsweek editor, and best selling author of serious historical biographies including, “Being Nixon: A Man Divided.” Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/11/podcast-evan-thomas-great-silent-majority/ Photo: Press photographers in the White House Oval Office take photos of President Nixon on the evening of his address to the nation on the Vietnam War of November 3, 1969. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

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