<em>What president Nixon believed about the American people in the 70s was that most Americans opposed the Vietnam War.</em>
Richard Nixon defeated Huber Humprey and George Wallace in the 1968 election. When he was elected he confronted a considerable split in the opinion of American people on the Vietnam War, anti-war protest movements, and the protest of women demanding the respect of their rights. Black people also protested for the racial violence in the streets.
