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QUESTION
069: (Now let me read you some statements that have been made
about Lt. Calley and the My Lai incident. For each, tell me if
you tend to agree or disagree.) . . . The soldiers at My Lai were
only following orders from their higher ups.
| Agree |
77% |
| Disagree
|
9% |
| Not
sure |
14% |
QUESTION
070: (Now let me read you some statements that have been made
about Lt. Calley and the My Lai incident. For each, tell me if
you tend to agree or disagree.) . . . Lt. Calley has been singled
out unfairly as a scapegoat.
| Agree |
77% |
| Disagree
|
15% |
| Not
sure |
8% |
QUESTION
076: How would you rate President Nixon on the way he reacted
to the court-martial of Lt. Calley (in the My Lai incident)?
| Excellent |
27% |
| Pretty
good |
31% |
| Only
fair |
17% |
| Poor |
18% |
| Not
sure |
7% |
QUESTION
080: (Let me read you some statements that have been made about
the way President Nixon reacted to the court-martial of Lt. Calley
(in the My Lai incident) and tell me whether you agree or disagree.)
. . . President Nixon has come close to undermining the system
of military justice by showing sympathy with Lt. Calley.
| Agree |
28% |
| Disagree
|
58% |
| Not
sure |
14% |
QUESTION 083:
Do you tend to agree or disagree with the Army Court-martial Board
the found Lt. William Calley guilty (in the My Lai incident)?
| Agree
with decision |
24% |
| Disagree
with decision |
65% |
| Not
sure |
11% |
From a personal
survey of 1600 adults from across the United States conducted
by Louis Harris and Associates in April, 1971.
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