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The Buffalo Courier-Express, usually anti - Administration,
commended RN for going out of his way to apologize to Pompidou. "Mr. Nixon's
action was in keeping with the dignity and courtesy he has displayed ever since
Pompidou arrived
and is in marked contrast to that of Lindsay and
Rockefeller." But Pompidou's cancellation of his session with the Jewish
leaders was termed "deplorable and insulting. 11
The Birmingham News said "RN was right to express the nation's
apologies and to make the unscheduled flight. 11 Courtesy and respect were
due to Frenchman and RN's efforts to improve relations between the
two allies are hardly assisted by such scenes as that in Chicago. The
C.S. Monitor maintained that RN had sent Pompidou home "with a warm
and friendly feeling. Thus, for the U.S., President Nixon snatched
triumph from the jaws of fiasco
We warmly commend him for his wise
and inspired gesture. 11: The Washington Star felt that RN was the only
person during the whole visit who didn't behave a little badly. "His
flight to NY to smooth Pompidou's ruffled feathers was both a gracious
and effective gesture
He showed that, while many of us disagree with
certain French policies, neither the U.S. government nor the people of
this country applaud such behavior" as seen in Chicago.
Ted Lewis of the NY Daily News who has been very hard on the WH
of late, praised RN for giving Pompidou such first class treatment. The
Washington Post said "RN had an opportunity to confront a crisis and
he dealt with it deftly. " The Post felt "it hard to find grounds for
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