this is the unspoken voice of america. this is the silent center. >> what that referred to was how the media was holding up these young student insurgents as the paragons of morality, and richard nixon understood as no one else did that that made the people who were working hard and play the big rules behind their white picket fences feel silenced. >> the message was extremely effective. we were sailing serenely on a calm sea towards the nomination. >> at this time in america's history, this watershed year, 1968, at a time when america has never been in more trouble at home and abroad, there is nothing wrong with this country that new leadership cannot cure, and we promise that leadership. [ applause ] ♪ join t-mobile and the whole family can stay connected with new iphones. which is great... ...unless your parents thought you were studying.