enormous possibilities to research community, currently in its infancy, the use of internet to reach individuals as research subject.” Coomber, 1997
The main data is purposively taken from the source of data such words, phrases and interpreted statements that relate to Nixon’s political perspectives.
The secondary data is elected from books and journals about Nixon’s political role. The secondary data is analyzed to support main data to obtain the facts of
Nixon’s presidency particularly his perspective as political figure.
G. Theoretical Approach
This thesis includes literary discussion that will analyze the dynamical changes of Nixon’s political perspective toward his political roles, mainly during
his presidency. The library research is emphasized on interpretation and analysis of the data. As it applies to the American studies framework, the thesis employs
the interdisciplinary study to research the topic, which relate to the historical, sociological, and biographical aspects as objects of the study. Therefore, the
researcher will apply usable past analysis to gain the thesis holistically. The usage of usable past tended to trace back how Nixon grew up on the
American political stage, so that it is able to give an implication to the present America. It will help all present supporters maximize all the contributions of the
past that will be very useful to anticipate the bad of the future. It is aimed at the future orientation by learning from the past and the present and both of them can
be a way of predicting the future. According to Emerson, a scholar must be able to
take the advantages from experiences of the past as well as the present day, and then make study focus on it for the future. In other words, “… all the contribution
of the past, all the hopes of the future.” In Spiller, 1981, 192 The analysis of the thesis, moreover, will include the past, present and the
future of Nixon’s political perspective as United States President. The past contribution can trace back how Nixon can come to such perspective in which it
will include as an American politician. To find out Nixon’s political perspective, a decision is needed to trace the
perspective through his forebear on how Nixon as a President of United States can come. Focus on this, it will involve Nixon’s identity as an American as well as
political role itself which is the base of Nixon’s perspective. It is needed to comprehend the character’s background of life. Therefore, biographical approach
is used to understand more deeply the ideas that Nixon presented in his speeches and the thought and experiences that influenced him.
The researcher will employ the thought of Richard Nixon by analyzing his speeches to the United States. The analysis will use the approach of history by
correlating his thought and the situation that he faced. More than one point of view is used in this research to gain the holistic
analysis of the material discussed. American history is the basis of analyzing in this research. Moreover, it is very important to visit Nixon’s policy in his
presidency. “This approach has, in number one cases, given depth historically oriented program which are presumably economic, sociological, or even political
or constitutional in their primary emphasis, and so given them as an interdisciplinary and holistic orientation.” 1981, p. 225
By analyzing this topic using the interdisciplinary method that fulfils the perfect result, it covers all the significant parts of the study phenomenon of the
nation’s stage with multi-aspects.
H. Thesis Organization
