>> i think they are good, really, because there's a lot of men dying over here for no reason at all. >> as the protest grew, nixon struggled to shape his war strategy. he secretly planned and then abandoned a major escalation. he ordered a secret nuclear alert, a bluff to intimidate the enemy. he failed. he scheduled a national speech for vietnam on november 3rd, 1969. he wanted to buy time for troop withdrawals and vietnamization of the war. his speech would be remembered for one line above all. >> so tonight, to you, the great silent majority of my fellow americans, i ask for your support. >...