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(53,475 posts) Tue Dec 29, 2015, 07:59 AM Dec 2015

A few others named "Most Admired" in Gallup's poll [View all]

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1969: Richard Nixon

1970: 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.

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A few others named "Most Admired" in Gallup's poll [View all] Scuba Dec 2015 OP

nice filter, of course there was these folks also still_one Dec 2015 #1

To reiterate: It's a name recognition poll, not an indicator of character, virtue or anything else. Scuba Dec 2015 #2

Dimson is among the most admired males in this year's crop. merrily Dec 2015 #3

Nice cherry-pickin' Scuba Nitram Dec 2015 #4

Don't forget... ybbor Dec 2015 #5

+1 excellent observation n/t ejbr Dec 2015 #6

and the sour grapes award goes to ..... saturnsring Dec 2015 #7