This speech is commonly referred to as the "Silent Majority Speech."

The President spoke at 9:32 p.m. from his office in the White House.

Hoping to co-opt the growing peace movement, President Nixon requested the support from “the great silent majority of my fellow Americans” for his plan for peace in Vietnam.

Source information:
File ID: WHCA-3485
Collection: The White House Communications Agency Videotape Collection
Original format: 2-inch Quad videotape
Transfer from second generation Betacam SP videotape

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