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 males admired.
Although presidents usually receive high ratings in the annual survey by the Gallup Poll, Bush was mentioned by 39 percent of those surveyed, surpassing the previous high of 32 percent that was set by John F. Kennedy in 1961.
The pope was mentioned by 3 percent of those polled, ranking fourth, followed immediately by Graham.
Secretary of State Colin Powell ranked second, mentioned by 5 percent of respondents, and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ranked third, mentioned by 4 percent of those surveyed.
Graham was included in the list of the 10 most admired men for the 44 time, surpassing others cited by Americans over the years.
The survey results are based on telephone interviews conducted Dec. 14-16 with a random national sample of 1,019 adults ages 18 and older.
They had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
(RNS)
Share with others: