The Silent Majority

The Silent Majority — Plot

This short documentary suggests a direct connection between two of Nixon’s greatest triumphs as president: his landmark 1969 "Silent Majority" speech (in which he argued that street protesters did not represent the views of most Americans, despite their increasing visibility) and his historic landslide re-election in 1972 (in which George S. McGovern won only one state and the District of Columbia, losing even his home state of South Dakota).

• Release date
• December 31, 2011
• Runtime
• 4 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Penny Lane