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There was much negative reaction as well, centered mostly on the fact that the President was not obeying the law by complying fully with the subpoena. The Gallup poll surveyed some 700 adults by telephone following Nixon's speech and found that it had left 17% with a more favorable opinion of Nixon but 42% with a less favorable view. By 44% to 41%, those interviewed said that they thought there was now enough evidence for the House to impeach the President, though by 49% to 38% they said Nixon's actions were not serious enough to justify the Senate...
...Buck Stops Here,' and there was another sign quoting Mark Twain: 'Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.' That is what Mr. Truman did." Clifford can still hear the ring of Truman's voice in 1948 when his Gallup was at 36%, and he was told he faced certain political defeat unless he changed his stance on civil rights to woo the South. "I am not going to change one single policy," said Truman. End of discussion...
...little better than the year before, but the hardest blow has fallen on the poor. Food prices in the U.S. last year jumped 20%, and some of the biggest increases came on staples of the low-income diet. Not surprisingly, inflation has become an explosive political issue: a recent Gallup poll found voters far more concerned about soaring prices than about Watergate...
Richard Nixon's new low in the Gallup and Harris polls is only a national manifestation of what has been cropping out on a smaller scale across the nation. At first, back in January when the weekly Penny Press of Peoria, 111. (Nixon's favorite political town) took a sample that showed 51% wanted the President impeached, White House aides could hardly contain their disbelief and contempt. It is apparent now that Peoria was not a freak...
According to a recent Gallup poll, Kissinger is the man Americans admire most in the world today. Abroad he has achieved the kind of celebrity status seldom enjoyed by anyone but top movie stars; in fact, he has become in some places almost a cult hero. His round, expressive face draws more instant recognition in many nations than even that of the local ruler. Government leaders, like so many shy fans, inveigle ways to be photographed with...