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Across the world, the public is still struggling to get a handle on the new U.S. leader. European commentators have generally tried to find Ford parallels in Harry Truman. Ettore Delia Giovanna, 61, Italian television's version of Eric Sevareid, has been presenting the President as "a noble expression of the average American-that average American which has made America great and powerful." Like many U.S. newsmen, European editors have dwelt more or less heavily on Ford's supposed lack of intellectual heft...
...make a "deal" with the former President would be a breach of faith with the future. The American people have had enough secret deals and plea bargaining. There must be no more deals. Now I think we have to go back to Harry Truman's statement, "The buck stops here," and apply it to the prosecutors and the courts. If any deals are made with the ex-President, I fear that much of our agony has been in vain...
...than decisive in a national crisis. His openness could prove to be a liability in the White House, where nations hang on a President's every word. Candor could cause the same kind of trouble for Ford that it did for Harry Truman?though it must be said that Truman survived his faults with honor. As Ford recently confided to a friend: "It's pretty hard to change your life-style totally," and no one really wants him to. It is his plain-spokenness that makes him such a welcome contrast to his predecessor; for the moment, he is living...
Rockefeller has several advantages over the other possible nominees. His 15 years as Governor have given him extensive experience with Government management. His personal political resources might help draw new talent to the Administration. As a former Assistant Secretary of State (1944-45) and chairman of Truman's Point Four Advisory Board (1950-51), he has a sound knowledge of foreign affairs, and might prove to be an additional source of advice for Ford in an area where the new President lacks expertise. In addition, Rockefeller's nomination would help bring moderate Republicans back into the party...
...create a drama or tragedy where one does not really exist. This was the experience when Franklin Roosevelt died, and people said it was the end of the presidency. In fact it was not. Truman created his own presidency, his own methods, his own policies very quickly...