Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...against this national gloom and concern, prospective candidates are rising or falling on the extent to which they are seen as strong leaders. The survey found Kennedy to have the highest leadership rating of all the presidential prospects. Fifty-eight percent said they felt Kennedy was "very strong" as a leader and only 12% said he was "not strong...
Only 27% ranked him as very strong, and 24% said he was weak. President Carter ended up at the bottom of the leadership list, below even Republicans Robert Dole, Philip Crane and George Bush. More than half of those polled said Carter was not a strong leader; only 12% thought...
...appointment. Said Coretta King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.: "I feel he will be a tremendous asset to our nation. He will continue in the same spirit as Andy in terms of trying to win friends for America." The Rev. Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was equally enthusiastic. "There may be a change in style from Andy. McHenry won't be as informal, but there won't be a change in the battle for world peace." While more restrained, Jewish leaders also expressed satisfaction with Carter's choice. Said Howard Squadron...
...listeners' eyes are fixed intently on the tall, handsome, silver-haired speaker. They examine him carefully, skeptically, expectantly. They search for a clue to the character of this glamorous ex-Governor, ex-Democrat, ex-Cabinet member and crony of many Presidents, who now declares that he can provide the leadership the nation needs. Says he: "In 1980 we must change the course of history...
...eyes narrow like a trail scout contemplating the next set of hills, ConnaUy considers his ride away from these surroundings to pursue the presidency. Says he: "Very few people know how to handle power, how to keep it from overcoming them. Other people become so obsequious." To him, weak leadership portends anarchy, and he sees that in the Carter Administration. Ted Kennedy, he predicts, will be his opponent...