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Title items-in-Public relations files - polls and surveys - the United Nations and U Thant -10 Most Admired Men -1966

Date Created 04/01/1967

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AMERICAN INSTITUT*. E OF PUBLIC OPINION National Weekly Surveys of Public Opinion Sponsored by America's Leading Newspapers

DR. GEORGE GALLUP PRINCETON Director January 4, 1967

Secretary-General U Thant UN Building , New York

Dear Secretary-General:

Enclosed is a copy of the results of our annual "Most Admired Man "survey.

These results were reported in over 120 leading newspapers across the nation on Wednesday, January 4.

1 thought you might like a copy of your own.

Sincerely,

/John O. Davies, Editor The Gallup Poll

JOD:bb

Enc. By George Gallup PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 3 — President Lyndon B. Johnson is the public's tap choice for the man they most admire in the world today. Close behind the President in the vote tally for this annual honor is for- A newcomer to this year's listy— in mer President Dwight D. Eisenhower, sixth place — is U Thant, Secretary- now recovering from an operation. Sen. General of the UN, wJip, '. recently Robert F. Kennedy of New York holds agreed to continue in this .position.. down the third position. Republicans can be pleased: by the . President Johnson has topped the list fact that the last four positions on the of most admired men since he assumed list are filled by leading Republican the Presidency in November, 1963, but figures or possible tu'ure GOP 'candi- this year he failed to receive the big dates, all newcomers to the list this year vote he won in the three previous years. with the exception of . Two world religious figures are These are: Sen. Everett Dirkseh (in fourth and fifth on this year's list, as seventh place), Gov. George Romney they were in 1965 — the Reverend of Michigan (eighth), former . Vice Billy Graham, and Pope Paul VI. President Richard Nixon (ninth);,, and (in tenth position) . For two decades the Gallup Poll has Four men have dropped out of the conducted this annual audit of the men top ten in this year's audit: Martin most admired by the American public. Luther King (in sixth place last year), This question is asked each year of a (eighth)., . Barry national sample of persons in all walks Goldwater (ninth), and former Presi- of life: "What man that you have hecrd dent Harry Truman (tenth last year). or read about living today in any far! of the world, do you admire the most?" Here are the 1966 results: In a parallel audit of "most admired MOST ADMIRED MAN women" in 1966 (reported earlier), — 1966 — the top three choices are Mrs. John 1. Lyndon Johnson Kennedy, Mrs, I.ynJon Johnson, ami Madame Indira Gandhi. . Robert Kt>imedfy N , 4. Rev. Billy Graham Newcomers to List of Men 5. Pope Paul VI The men who hold down the first 6. U Thant five positions in this year's contest are 7. Everett Dirksen the same as in last year's audit. It is in 8. George Romney the next five places that changes have 9. Richard Nixon been registered since last year. C 10. Ronald Reagan -M'. i. 10.if oti-'ixl

Release: Wednesday, Jati.4,1967

Dwight Di! 'Eisenhower

LU~^_^.__J~L 4 Sen. Robert F. Kennedy For Release: Wednesc

No. 1

^b*f|so frequently cited this year were ^Alphabetical order): Hubert Hum- ffaffl, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Martin King, Robert McNamara, Dean Bishop Fulton Sheen, former :nt Harry Truman and Gov. ; Wallace. J^Slany other men receive mentions. lijjjjji are, in alphabetical order: Sl^bnrad Adenauer, David Ben- ^sswS if[ufion. , Frank ,,r^;|. wfc B^£J|an, Willy Brandt, David Brink- l^ltll. ^ 4i$ten- Edward Brooke, Jimmy Brown, Bunche, Chiang Kai-Shek, Gov. President Johnson r$t Gonnally, Walter Cronkite, Bing , Charles DeGauIle, Hugh ,, Ludwig Erhard, John Glenn, Godfrey, Cary Grant, Dick No. 3 <|^ory, Sen. Mark Hatfield, J. Edgar Jit^oyer, Bob Hope, Chet Huntley, Jo|||ih Kennedy, John Lindsay, Art ]|||jetter, Henry Cabot Lodge, Mickey Ml&le, Arnold Palmer and Linus TV> if-J-ij'' ' |l%Jie list also includes: Norman Vin- cl^Peale, Sen. Charles Percy, Walter ]f||jher, Oral Roberts, Gov. Nelson Rlciefeller, Bertrand Russell, Sen. 4!^®mll'rd Russell, Jonas Salk, Carl Sand- Walter Schirra, Gov. William Slpflton, Alan Shepard, Ian Smith, Joj|| Steinbeck, Lowell Thomas, Robert ..: .v'-^^lH^ Gen. William Westmoreland, :•• "^,' ~'^.:'-, .... . ^^vieiirS'.'r ("v-i .3?^!",- iii*"^"^" a^fearol:.f.S;,;!« d Wilson. mm Copyright, 1966 Sen. Robert F. K« Institute of Public Opinion