Two aims-the recoveries of the American economy and the modernization of America into a military power-were in the president's mind when he assumed office.
The drop-in unemployment figures and inflation, and the increase in the GNP testifies to his success in the first.
But our increase in involvement in international conflict without any clear set of political goals indicate less success with the second.
Nevertheless, increases in the military budget and a good deal of saber-rattling pleased the American voter.