Senate war critics push case to silent majority
Senate critics led by Fulbright plan new educational Vietnam hearings to test Nixon's policy. Kennedy Gore Mansfield and others faulted the speech though some Republicans defended it. Hearings would call Rogers and Laird to testify as debate over withdrawal timelines continues.
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World Reacts to Nixon Talk Along Ideological Lines
Britain and West Germany praised Nixon aims for peace in Vietnam while North Vietnam and the Viet Cong denounced the speech as prolonging war. Soviet Tass called it an attempt to lull the public, and Isvestia likened it to Johnson’s policy. Thieu in Saigon backed the address as important.
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Silence Americans Rally Behind Nixon Call for Viet Nam Plan
A front-page headline notes speech approval urging citizens to hear the President and back his Vietnam plan. Western Union ads in major papers invite telegram responses titled Personal Opinion Message to the President. Nixon reports about half of respondents used the phrase silent Americans, with Ziegler confirming extensive circuits used for the campaign.
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Bay Area Dockers Balk at Vietnam War Moratorium
ILWU Local 13 will not join nationwide moratorium set for November 14 15 citing a policy of staying out of politics. President Nixon praised telegrams supporting the Paris peace talks while noting some opposition calls for withdrawal. He urged faster progress on peace with public backing and demonstrated the telegram pile as public sentiment.
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