Nixon, <i>patton</i>, and a silent majority sentiment about the Viet Nam war: The cinematographic bases of a rhetorical stance
Ronald H. Carpenter, Robert V. Seltzer
Central States Speech Journal6/1/1974·DOI·Read paper
Abstract
The motion picture Patton had an acknowledged profound impact on Richard Nixon in the month preceding his 1970 decision to enter Cambodia. A significant source of its attractiveness could be the President's sensing from the film a Silent Majority acceptance of a Patton‐esque approach to war.
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