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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA few others named "Most Admired" in Gallup's poll
Source1970: Richard Nixon
1971: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1973: Henry Kissinger
1974: Henry Kissinger
1975: Henry Kissinger
1982: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
1983: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
1984: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
1985: Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan
1986: Ronald Reagan
1987: Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan (no mention of Nancy's astrologer)
1988: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
1989: George H. W. Bush and Margaret Thatcher
1990: George H. W. Bush and Margaret Thatcher
1991: George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush
1992: George H. W. Bush
2001: George W. Bush
2002: George W. Bush
2003: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2005: George W. Bush
2006: George W. Bush
2007: George W. Bush
Perhaps this name recognition contest isn't that great an indicator of personal character and courage.
still_one
(92,394 posts)1952: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1953: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1954: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1955: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1956: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1957: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1958: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1959: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1960: Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt
1961: John F. Kennedy and Eleanor Roosevelt
1962: John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy
1963: Lyndon Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy
1965: Lyndon Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy
1966: Lyndon Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy
1967: Dwight Eisenhower and NOT ASKED
1968: Dwight Eisenhower and Ethel Kennedy
1977: Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter
1978: Jimmy Carter and Betty Ford
1979: Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter
1980: Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa/Rosalynn Carter
1993: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
1994: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
1995: Bill Clinton and Mother Teresa
of course that would not convey the distortion you seemed to present to those who don't select the link to get the full picture
Scuba
(53,475 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)ybbor
(1,555 posts)That a mere 87% didn't list her as the woman they admire most. So she's got that going for her, which is nice.
ejbr
(5,856 posts)saturnsring
(1,832 posts)how sad