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for his statement that a military approach, it would not be advisable--well, that's a great deal of learning that he has attained since the Iran crisis. He's now saying that retaliation would have to be pinpointed, and we are praising him for this, and maybe rightfully so. But we're not putting this in the context of the past, even the “liberal” commentators are saying that this is quite a different situation, and it obviously is. But Mr. Reagan is a very effective equivocater. He does not seem to be equivocating, except in the area of civil rights, by the way. The only thing about civil rights that he equivocates about is by saying that a lot of people say, who are prejudiced, namely that he is not. They keep saying that he is not prejudiced, that he is for racial justice, but particularly for whites.

Rosalyn Carter has been quoted as saying, or remarking about Ronald Reagan, “He makes us comfortable with our prejudices.”

Very, very probing, penetrating. I say almost profound remark. He's been doing that throughout his term, and one of the effective techniques in making whites, and I presume she meant whites comfortable with their prejudices is that he presents the prejudices in the context of a smile, and apparent reasonableness. He does not appear pandering to the prejudices, and therefore is being more effective in making people comfortable. He is an excellent actor, in this regard.

Do you feel that he's only acting or that is he expressing his