Walter Trohan, 'Nixon Standing Taller After His First 100 Days', Report from Washington, Chicago Tribune (4/30/1969):
The first hundred days of Richard Milhous Nixon find him standing taller in the eyes of his countrymen and looming larger on the world horizon than most observers, and even many of his admirers, had expected....
...The business-like Nixon approach and the evident attention he gives to his homework before meeting the press, have paid off in a cordiality between the chief executive and the news media that has been surprising.
It can be expected to remain for some time, because the new administration is scrupulous in observing the right to know. Cabinet members and top officials are readily accessible on the record and for background sessions. They may not make much news, but they are available and apparently frank.... (p. B3)
*"Washington Correspondent Emeritus"
UPDATE: basically I posted this because it's a very interesting snapshot in history. That's it. I thought it would give everyone a laugh (except for the jerks -- who I could care less about).