Select the correct text in the passage. Which sentence in this excerpt from President Richard Nixon's speech
"The Great Silent Majority" contains the thesls statement?
Let us all understand that the
question before us is not whether some Americans are for peace and some Americans are agalnst peace. The
question at issue is not S whether Johnson's war becomes Nixon's war. The great question is: How can we win Amerlca's peace?
to the fundamental Issue: Why and how did the United States become involved in Vietnam In the first place? Fifteen years
Well, let us turn now
ago
North Vletnam, with the logistical support of Communist China and the Soviet Union, launched a campalgn to Impose a Communist
Vietnam by instigating and supporting a revolution.
government on South In response to the request of the Government of South Vietnam, President Elsenhower sent economic ald and military equipment to assist the
people of South Vietnam in their efforts to prevent a
Communist takeover. Seven years ago, President Kennedy sent 16,000 military personnel
to Vietnam as
combat advisers. Four years ago, President Johnson sent American combat forces to South Vietnam.