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...presentation, it was clear that he is unafraid of a wrenching break with the Gaullist past. After 16 years in power, De Gaulle's self-proclaimed heirs had come to view the government as their own; Gaullists held ten of the 16 Cabinet posts in the late Georges Pompidou's government. But Giscard named a renegade Gaullist, former Interior Minister Jacques Chirac, as his Premier; although the new President needs Gaullist support to get his programs approved by the National Assembly, he added injury to insult by giving only four of the remaining 15 portfolios to orthodox Gaullists...
Whatever the substance of his reforms, Giscard has already made it apparent that he will bring an open new style to the Elysée. It will contrast sharply with the Olympian manner patented by De Gaulle and copied, with minor modifications, by Georges Pompidou right up through the fatal end of his never-acknowledged struggle with cancer eight weeks ago. On election night, Giscard not only pointedly offered "a very cordial salute" to Mitterrand but did so in English as well as French-a cultural heresy that raised eyebrows even on the political left. Said former Premier Pierre Mendes...
...shows the will to predominate, there should be no surprise at a French refusal. The stated idea of an organized American leadership of the Western world is unacceptable, and France cannot admit it. France can accept partnership, but she cannot accept leadership. I worked with President [Georges] Pompidou during these past few years, and the general policy line will be a continuation of his. As the polls show, three-quarters of the French people agree with the present foreign policy...
FRANCE'S FUTURE. President Pompidou modernized France's economic life, and I want to modernize its political and cultural life. For me, France represents what is best in the world. It is a difficult and complicated nation, but on intellectual and human levels, it is the best. My idea is to have an exemplary political life, very democratic and very modern. If this idea does not shock you, I see, roughly speaking, two types of political organizations in the world as models: first, the Chinese type, however you may judge it, for nations with large populations and underdeveloped...
...Giscard is unprecedented as a First Lady in other respects. Mme. de Gaulle, known to her countrymen as "Aunt Yvonne," was something of a bluenose who strove to keep French newsstands free of "sexy" magazines. By contrast, Claude Pompidou, 62, gave chic parties for le tout Paris and dressed in the latest fashions. Mme. Giscard has little interest in clothes. During the campaign, she wore the same sweater-over-blouse combination so often that it started to look like a uniform...