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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
9
Nixon argues the President may act illegally for national security, calling it paranoia for peace. He defends actions in Vietnam, criticizes Ellsberg, and defends the Huston plan while frost questions legality and presidential immunity.
NBC News poll finds Nixon at 30 percent good or excellent after two Frost interviews, up only 2 points from 28 percent in April and deemed statistically insignificant. Carter popularity rises to 61 percent after European trip, up from 53 in April and 63 in March before his energy plan.
Former President Ford faces the political tightrope of remaining a dignified elder statesman while speaking out. He told donors he will support the new administration but won t wear a muzzle, urging actions on inflation voter registration and gasoline taxes. The Salute to Jerry Ford raised over 1 million for GOP campaigns. The event followed Watergate woes as party leaders gathered with cabinet members and aides. On this date in 1967 MIGs challenged U.S. jets over North Vietnam with pilots reporting several MIGs shot down.
Rep. Lester Wolff says the four year old aid pledge to North Vietnam is a historical document, null and void. President Carter shares the view that Nixon's commitments do not bind current policy, despite release of the classified details.
Former South Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky says Watergate weakened U S power and led to Saigon's fall. He notes Nixon could have pressured the Communists to honor the treaty if he had stayed in office. Ky now runs a liquor store delicatessen in Norwalk California.
The third TV interview with former President Richard Nixon on independent stations drew the lowest rating of the series in the New York area. An Arbitron overnight meter shows 13 percent of viewers watched the channel at air time, compared with 42 percent for the first and 20 percent for the second interview.
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