Nixon ran for office in an attempt to win over non-shouters and non-demonstrators by appealing to law and order and the quiet majority.
<h3>Who is Nixon?</h3>
The "silent majority" referred to the elder generation of World War II veterans in every region of the country, but it also included a large number of young people in the Midwest, West, and South, many of whom went on to serve in Vietnam.
In the general election, Nixon emphasized "law and order," portraying himself as the defender of the so-called "silent majority."
President Richard Nixon's strategy sought reconciliation with both the countries, which were in hostile to both the US and each other. He abandoned previous American policies of containment of Communism in the hope that all parties would seek American favor.
