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IN EVALUATING A PRESIDENT THERE IS THE JUDGEMENT OF ONE'S CONTEMPORARIES, AND THERE IS THE RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF SCHOLARS. BETWEEN THES TWO ARE THE NEWSPAPER OBITUARIES OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE WHICH APPEAR IN PRINT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS DEATH. HIS LIFE AND PRESIDENCY ARE OVER, BUT ENOUGH TIME HAS NOT ELAPSED YET TO ALLOW A PROPER PERSPECTIVE. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON, WHO DIED JUST AS THE FINAL AGREEMENT WAS BEING SIGNED WITHDRAWING THE AMERICAN PRESENCE FROM SOUTH VIETNAM. HE HAS NOT GROWN IN POPULARITY IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES BY STATING THAT WHAT THE JUDGEMENT OF POSTERITY WILL BE A GENERATION, OR A HALF CENTURY, AFTER L.B.J.'S DEATH REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

It is commonly believed that the outcome of congressional elections for the House of Representatives in the US is decided on the basis of local issues rather than national concerns. Here, this perception is tested by examining the results of the 1982 House electoral races. Campaign literature & propaganda from gubernatorial, senatorial, & House candidates were analyzed to determine the correlation between the electoral success of a congressional candidate & the frequency & distribution of references to local issues, national issues, & incumbent accomplishments. The "all politics is local" myth in terms of campaign strategy does not necessarily hold true: incumbents & challengers are as concerned, if not more so, with national issues as local matters, & candidates often stress party affiliation over an independent stance & do not often enunciate constituent services or "pork barrel" allocations. 3 Tables. T. Francis

Whether major campaign issues tend to be local or national; based on a study of campaign literature; US.

Campaign literature from gubernatorial & senatorial candidates in the US are analyzed to determine which issues the candidates of the two major parties emphasized the most. Perhaps surprisingly, the overall picture that emerges is not one of conservative-liberal polarization. Not only were the ideological lines between the candidates frequently blurred, there were times when a candidate could not be identified as a Republican or a Democrat on the basis of his or her campaign literature. PO polls of the US electorate are similarly confusing. A tendency to move toward the center is also discussed. 2 Charts. Modified AA