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...surprised most Europeans. There had been a fairly widespread impression among Europe's diplomats and journalists that the President was an earnest nonentity. That unflattering assessment reflected Ford's unimpressive performance in his first encounters with Europeans after he entered the White House. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, for instance, had come away from a White House meeting last December doubting that Ford possessed enough intelligence to be an effective President. The British and French were similarly skeptical...
...wake of the recent European tour, however, most European leaders feel confident that Ford, as a British diplomat put it, "is growing into his job." Schmidt indicated that he was delighted with Ford's display of real leadership. Remarked a senior Bonn official: "We now think Ford knows where he is going, even if he isn't quite sure...
...Schmidt counseled Bok to become more involved in faculty affairs, and to emphasize "communication of his scholarly messages and concerns over the more businesslike communications...
...Daly and Schmidt were notably tight-lipped about their memos. Daly saying only: "If this raw material is the best The Crimson can beg, borrow, or steal, then I feel sorry for its readers...
...initially refused to comment, but became more vocal after a re-reading of the memoranda, particularly Schmidt's. In a statement reportedly issued at Daly's urging. Bok said he "disagreed with the tone" of what he described as "Mr. Schmidt's hastily written intra-office memorandum," and that he "took exception to many of the ideas it contained...