Word: lot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...More than a third of those polled thought that Carter has lately shown more leadership than in the past, but his trouble persists. Only one person in ten expressed any confidence in Carter's ability to deal with the economy. Only 13% could say that they had a lot of confidence that he could handle the energy problem. Just one in ten said he was competent enough to appoint the right people to office. The naming of Hamilton Jordan as White House Chief of Staff caused 30% of those polled to say they thought less of the President...
...Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc. poll for TIME shows that he stands fourth among Republicans, well behind Front Runner Ronald Reagan. One of his difficulties is that some Republicans think he still lacks legitimacy and are embarrassed to support him openly. "There are still a lot of myths about me," Connally told TIME Washington Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian. "I've got to clear them up." But his ability to excite crowds and raise money causes many political experts to believe that if he can surmount those "myths," the tall Texan is the most formidable Republican challenger for the presidency. Richard...
...urging the President to increase price supports. At the trial, a 1971 White House tape was played in which Connally urged Nixon to support the price rise for political reasons: "They're going to make their associations and alliances this year and they're going to spend a lot of money." Nixon received campaign pledges totaling $2 million from the dairy industry and raised price supports 270 per cwt. But Connally was acquitted of the charge. When the inevitable question aris es, Connally retorts: "I'm the only certified not-guilty candidate running in either party. The jury heard...
...lucrative Texas law practice (his income averages nearly $500,000 per year). But in December 1970, when the Treasury post was offered again, Connally accepted. Nixon cared relatively little for economics, and he was in awe of Connally's self-assurance, so he gave the Treasury Secretary a lot of leeway in which to operate. Connally's actions were gruff and abrasive, as if he were playing in a high-stakes poker game, and he often offended foreign finance ministers. But he was able to negotiate a much needed realignment of currencies, devaluing the dollar by 7.9% the year...
...until 1973, soon after the death of the Texas politician who first brought him to Washington, that he finally switched parties. One political confidant says Connally joined the Cabinet and later became a Republican because Nixon had promised to help him become President. Muses Connally: "Nixon said a lot of things to me. He told me he'd never make Kissinger Secretary of State. I knew what to believe and what...