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Silent Majority: Nixon and the Hardhat Riots (Part Two)

This Day in Esoteric Political History by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

May 14, 202634:33Society & Culture

Our conversation about the "silent majority" continues with a look at the so-called Hard Hat Riots in New York City, and how the idea of a conservative backlash politics began to coalesce. Join our America250 newsletter...

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Silent Majority: Nixon and the Hardhat Riots (Part Two) is an episode from This Day in Esoteric Political History by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia. Our conversation about the "silent majority" continues with a look at the so-called Hard Hat Rio...

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Published May 14, 2026, 34:33 long, audio available.

Silent Majority: Nixon and the Hardhat Riots (Part Two)

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