Richard Milhous Nixon Rhetorical Analysis

Two-hundred and nine thousand. That is the number of lives that were nobly given to save the many during the invasion of Normandy (D-day and the Battle of Normandy). The courageous men and women fought continuously for days on end, climbing the jagged cliffs of Normandy, France. Under rifle fire from gun nests from above, the allied troops were able to take control of the coastline, but not without great sacrifice. The speech given by Ronald Reagan was made to commemorate those who fearlessly fought for our country and the many thousands that gave their lives during those hard days of war. His speech had a clear message, to honor and remember those who gave and risked their lives during the invasion of Normandy.

Richard Nixon was seen as undefeatable initially due to having restored the economy and beginning to pull from the War in Vietnam. He was an anti-war candidate who felt that Nixon wasn’t doing as good of a job as many have said. McGovern was also not the favorite to win the Democratic nomination among his own party losing the popular vote to former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. His approvals would lower from then on receiving minimal support from his own party and the rest of the electorate. A scandal occurred among his Vice Presidential nominee who would drop out forcing him to choose a new nominee which allowed many to question his judgement. McGovern’s issue on how Nixon was handling Vietnam backfired on him because majority of the country felt as if he were a strong leader who would bring peace. On Election Day, McGovern suffered one of the biggest defeats in American history only winning the state of Massachusetts and the District Court of Colombia. McGovern has proved to be a terrible Democratic candidate being the last not to achieve at least 40% in the popular

Robert F. Kennedy did use a lot fo support for his claims with strong evidence, he used ethos, logos, and pethos. There is an argument but not in what he's saying, he said "the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to imporve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land", in paragraph 10. He is stating facts, he knows that all everyone wants is peace and the right to live their lives like everyone else. He also persuaded them to stop rioting that day by connecting with them, he knew what everyone was going through. He and eveyone else that listened to him knew that his he dedicated his life to the lives of the people who needed

Nixon was President during the vietnam war and did not do a good job at ending it because it only ended after he resigned. His first term was considered very un-republican because of his school desegregation policies, his Family Assistance Plan, and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.(McPherson 266-272). Nixon's biggest can of worms was the Watergate Scandal. This was when Nixon was found to be bugging the offices of his political opponents to gain an advantage against them. When the tapes of the recordings of opposing government officials were released in Nixon resigned. He resigned on the 8th of August 1974. there has been only one president in the history of the united states that has resigned from office and his name was Richard

In today’s reading, Eric Foner discussed Nixon’s presidency, and the rise and triumph of conservatism. Nixon won the election by a very narrow margin. During his presidency his administration had created many new federal agencies. Such as, the Environmental Protection Agency, that clean up hazardous waste in water and air, the Occupation Safety and Health Administration, who sent inspectors to nations workplace, and the National Transportation Safety Board, that instructed automobiles creators in making their cars safer. He also expanded the food stamp program, Social Security benefits, and proposed a family assistance plan by replacing Aid to Families with Dependent Children. While Nixon’s administration and foreign policy triumphs, conservatives

Richard Nixon was born on January 9th 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. Richard went to High School at Fullerton High School but then transferred to Whittier High School, He ran for student body president but didn’t end up getting it. Richard graduated second in his class with a scholarship to Harvard, His family couldn’t afford therefore he couldn’t go. Instead he went to local Whittier College, he had the reputation of a formidable debater, and outstanding athlete. He had a career as a lawyer in a small town but was not enough for his ambition so in August of 1942 he moved to Washington D.C. where he was Franklin Roosevelt’s Office of Price Administration. He served as an aviation ground officer in the pacific, he had no combat, came back to the United States, had two service stars and many commendations. He eventually rose to rank of lieutenant commander before resigning in January 1946. He was the first and only president that has resigned from office. His Quaker religion was very influential for him. It taught him not to drink or dance or swear. It’s

As the nation prepares for the largest defamation in American history, one man is brought to the forefront of his convictions. He has been the nation’s leader for two terms, spanning five and a half years; unfortunately one decision causes him to lose the most important seat in the world. He is referred to as ‘The President of the United States’ but to the people of the free world, he was known as President Richard M. Nixon, the only president to ever step down from presidency.

During his two terms in office, President Dwight D. Eisenhower worked perpetually to resolve Cold War-era tensions and preserve world peace. Bringing to the presidency his stature as supreme commander of the military forces during World War II, Eisenhower mediated policies concentrated on enhancing liberty, dignity, and integrity among people and nations. In his farewell address, delivered on January 17, 1961, the president urges the American people to cooperate in the interests of mutual respect and love. Using a combination of rhetorical strategies, he inspires them to be diligent in pursuit of world peace and maintain balance in and among national programs.

On November 5, 1968 Richard M. Nixon was elected the 37th president of the United States. In 1972 Nixon was reelected in a landslide victory. However, His undoing was already in the works. A few months prior to Nixon’s reelection a group of men linked to the Nixon administration were arrested in the Democratic party headquarters in Washington’s Watergate complex and what followed was one of the biggest scandals in presidential history. The Watergate scandal was revealed as a cover-up by the Nixon administration to hide involvement in illegal activities against their opponents and ultimately lead to Nixon’s resignation from his presidency on August 9, 1974. Nixon was granted a full pardon from the Ford administration a month later. A few years later Nixon was paid $600,000 by British TV personality David Frost for a string of in depth television interviews. The last decades of Nixon’s life were spent rebuilding his reputation. He will always be remembered as the face of the embarrassing Watergate scandal. Due to these events no president will ever be trusted.

He simplifies the first four sentences by explaining that he and his family are not wealthy. He assures that this wife “doesn’t have a mink coat” implying that they are not rich. He ends the paragraph by appealing to emotion in the way he compliments his wife by claiming he always lets her know “she’d look good in anything.” The only gift Nixon admits taking is a dog named Checkers. He explains that the gift was for his children and claims to be a victim for receiving hatred from receiving the generous offer.

Richard Nixon cared immensely about his public image. He understood that if he could manipulate the media to cover him in a positive light – he could win an election. Unfortunately, in the 1960 presidential race,

Overall, I felt Nixon had a more solid argument. Since he used more hard evidence. Although that did not affect the outcome of the election as Kennedy still won the election. Kennedy utilized mostly general statistics to convey his opinions, for example when he said, “I believe we should have an educational system second to none.” I believe during a presidential speech of this kind word like “I know” would have been more efficient than “I think” statements.

When the Watergate scandal was first revealed no one would have thought it would be connected to the President of the United States. People in Nixon’s hometown Yorba Linda, California, could not and would not believe the man who they knew and trusted in office had anything to do with this scandal. The city’s media did not cover the story nor would the people in that town discuss the Watergate scandal. The opinion of the people in Yorba Linda was that the media was taking the story out of proportion and blaming the President for a crime he did not commit. Republicans did not want to believe that Nixon was capable of such a scandalous story. President Nixon portrayed his character as an honest person, and the people believed and stood behind him. Nixon stood behind his story and stated he was not a criminal, but the revelation of the audio tapes and the threats of impeachment ultimately led up to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.

Richard Nixon was a president that dealt with many problems while he was in office, such as Vietnam, China, and civil rights. Nixon was a great politician and appeared to want the best for America. In Nixon 's silent majority speech he wanted to end the war in vietnam while sparing the “democratic” citizens in southern Vietnam, but for him to do this he needed to bargain with the citizens of America and the leaders of the western world in order to accomplish his goals without too many problems, such as riots, world leaders, and unfavorable opinions of the government at the time. To do all of this Richard Nixon used doublespeak, argumentum ad populum (or argument to the people), faulty cause and effect, and dead metaphors, in his speech: The Silent Majority.

Although twenty-five years has passed since the notorious President Nixon resigned from office, the infamous legacy left by Richard Nixon and his administration will never be forgotten, leaving the American people with distrust among Politicians and disrespect for the American Presidency. In August 1968, Nixon stated at a Republican convention, “America is in trouble today not because her people have failed but because her leaders have failed (Porter, 206).” This ironic quote foreshadows the demise and corruption of one of the most controversial presidents, Richard Millhouse Nixon.