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...well, and Lindbergh himself viewed it there a number of times. Once, in 1959, Lindbergh asked museum officials if he might see the plane alone and startled them when he also requested a ladder. Without a word, he climbed the ladder and lifted himself into the cockpit's wicker seat. In the darkened hall, he sat silent for 40 minutes...
...constitution calls only for a free press," Wicker noted, "not a 'responsible' press, recognizing that, although we all hope that the press is responsible, the government would be the only agency capable of enforcing responsibility...
...Wicker said that despite the lack of emphasis on issues, Carter was more scrutinized by the press than any other candidate in his experience...
...Every word of Carter's speeches was examined under a microscope," Wicker said, adding that President Ford was not as accessible to the press...
...Wicker criticized the press for being timid and hesitant to publish information at risk, despite its skepticism of government sources. He added that the press is protected by the First Amendment and was intended by the writers of the Constitution to be a check on the government...