Pope, Graham Trail Bush in Most-Admired Survey
President Bush is considered the most-admired man in a new poll, with Pope John Paul II and evangelist Billy Graham cited among the top five men receiving American admiration.
Although presidents usually receive high ratings in the annual survey by the Gallup Poll, Bush was mentioned by 39% of those surveyed, surpassing the previous high of 32% set by John F. Kennedy in 1961, the Gallup Organization reported.
The pope was mentioned by 3% of those polled, ranking fourth, followed immediately by Graham, who was mentioned by 2% of those surveyed. Secretary of State Colin Powell ranked second, mentioned by 5% of respondents, and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ranked third, mentioned by 4% of those surveyed.
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