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...quixotic. But 1976 will be anything but a typical political year. Disturbed by inflation, unemployment, crime and the sprawl of Big Government, Americans seem to be growing more conservative. Much of their dissatisfaction is focused on the politicians in Washington. Ford has been weakened further by his bumbling Cabinet shake-up of two weeks ago, his fumbling performance on the hustings and the disarray in his campaign organization. The beneficiary is Reagan, who, despite his years in the public eye as a Hollywood actor and California Governor, is viewed as a fresh face in presidential politics because he cannot...
...Indiana, Kansas, Nevada and Oklahoma. Nationwide, a Gallup poll of 339 Republicans found Ford ahead of Reagan, 58% to 36%. But that poll was taken just before Ford's Cabinet shakeup, and the situation could easily change. Indeed, an NBC telephone poll of 245 Republicans just after the shake-up gave Reagan 44%, Ford 43%. Says a top Midwestern Republican who backs Ford: "Reagan's attracting the same crowd that backed Barry Goldwater. The minute he announces, they're going to pop out of the woodwork. They run for delegate slots, are very vocal and will churn...
While Ford insisted that his personnel shake-up did not reflect "any weakness" on national defense, U.S. allies and adversaries were confused about what the changes would mean. Though the Soviets have often criticized Schlesinger as an ugly American, Moscow reacted cautiously to his ouster, because Rumsfeld is virtually unknown to them. In contrast, the Chinese officials feared that Schlesinger's firing could produce closer ties between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Now they may want to assess the impact of the Cabinet shuffle before confirming that Ford's China trip will take place as scheduled in early December...
Gerald Ford's Sunday shake-up had its roots in the very beginning of his Administration and was a belated attempt to deal with several high-level personality and policy clashes...
Ford insisted that he had executed the shake-up on his own. State Department sources agreed that Kissinger, for one, had argued for nearly a week against the Schlesinger dismissal. Claimed another Cabinet officer about Kissinger: "Hell, he'd beaten Schlesinger on the substantive issues, and he still respected his intellect. But he can barely talk with Rumsfeld, and now Rummy's in Defense. Henry hasn't gained anything...