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Edited on Fri Apr-02-04 11:05 AM by hatrack
I don't have a link for this (White House Bulletin/National Journal 3/19 - subscription only), but it's brilliant!
Voters' Lack Of Context Makes Political Use of Hoover, Fonda Unwieldy
"A National Annenberg Election Survey of 634 adults, conducted between March 1-15 (+/- 4%) shows:
When asked 'what was Herbert Hoover known for,' 43% 'said he had been president or connected him to the Depression or the stock market crash'; 12% said 'FBI director,' a post held by J. Edgar Hoover; 4% 'cited the Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border'; 3% 'identified Hoover with the vacuum cleaner'; 8% 'had other answers; and 29% had no answer at all.
When asked what Jane Fonda was known for, 20% cited 'her opposition to the Vietnam War'; 40% 'said actress'; 9% 'cited her exercise videos'; 2% 'cited her relatives - either ex-husband Ted Turner or actor Henry Fonda, her father'; 11% 'gave a variety of other specific answers'; 17% 'had no answer at all.'"
Alas, alas for history!!
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