Gallup reports 49 percent approve Johnson as era ends
Princeton dispatch notes Johnson’s final weeks see 49 percent approval, up 14 points from last August’s low, yet below five year average. It traces trends vs Kennedy Eisenhower Truman Roosevelt, cites Vietnam impact, and records survey dates January 3 to 12 with 1461 adults.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Eisenhower
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Vietnam
Transition To Nixon Smooth, Aid-Fueled Handover
Washington reports a meticulously planned Nixon transition with Johnson’s cooperation. Lincoln, Clifford, and aides compiled two part “black books” detailing personnel and pending legislation to speed a ground running start after inauguration. The transition office, computer systems, and conflict of interest forms shape the orderly transfer across 40 agencies, with Eisenhower offering input in hospital care.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
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Nixon
Franklin B. Lincoln, Jr
Lincoln
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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White House
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Clark Clifford
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
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Desgnate
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Melvin Roland
Robert 5. McNamara
Thomas
Gates
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Johson
Ronald Ziegler
Nixag
Ziegler
New York
Nixon Nas
Waller Reed Hospital
Army
Ger. Eisenhower
Paremorema Prison Seen As Modern Secure Facility
New Zealand's Paremorema prison near Auckland is described as a high security complex likened to a modern hotel. A mountain of electronic systems guards its gymnasium library clinic and hobby rooms while sea air and pine scents surround, suggesting the facility could hold inmates on its own.
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New Zealand
Paremorema
Auckland
Reagan hints at second term aim in Creative Society bid
California Governor Ronald Reagan deflects a definite answer on a second term saying it is too early to decide while suggesting a goal to complete the Creative Society. He signals emphasis on private enterprise local autonomy and reduced federal government scope.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Accelerated Pacification at My Long Hamlet in Vietnam
Six men toil in the delta sun at My Long building a new outpost as part of Saigon’s accelerated pacification drive. The program aims to seize land and influence before a cease-fire, with villagers unpaid and outposts evolving from past failed schemes. Officials fear Viet Cong infiltration remains strong while Saigon pushes for political control and speed over thorough local development.
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MY Long
Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong
My Lang
Trol
Saigon
U.S
Revolutionary Development
Terry Carr
Goldsboro
Yippies Plan In Inaugural Pig President Mockery
Washington reports that up to 10000 counter inauguration protesters are expected to peacefully mock Nixon. The Yippies plan to in hog urate a pig as president with a security ring and barbed wire along the parade route. Rennie Davis coordinates three days of counter events. Kathleen Cleaver is to speak at the rally. A counter inaugural ball is planned near Sylvan Theater with Joan Baez previously linked to the area.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
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National Mobilization Committee
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