QUESTION: Do you think President Nixon should free Lt. William Calley, substantially reduce his sentence, or uphold his life imprisonment sentence (in connection with the My Lai incident)?

Free Lt. William Calley 51%
Substantially reduce his sentence 28%
Uphold his life imprisonment sentence 9%
No opinion 12%

From a telephone survey of 973 adults from across the United States conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for President Nixon on April 5-6, 1971.

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