BRIAN STANIS BLOG POST #1

"Nixons knock out punch in his verbal bout with the Soviet premier was his articulation of the American post war domestic dream."

During the Cold War era our relationship with the Soviet Union and its neighboring countries was rocky to say the least. In a hostile world the United S

tates was receiving threats from numerous countries, especially the Soviet Union. However it was the class of President Nixon to not strike back with physical threats but verbal blows. The imagery his "knock out punch" not only proves a physical victory, but a societal one as well. By putting down one of the strongest nations of the time Nixon became a somewhat world ruler, convincing societies to not only look up to him but follow him as well. In the image Nixon is portrayed as the individual in the chair, having power, and rule.

Elaine Tyler May, Homeward Bound (basicBooks,1988) p. 12

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