CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, February 1995

This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to give their impressions of Bill and Hillary Clinton and to comment on whether the news media had been easier or harder on them compared to other presidents and first ladies. The media's role in determining how well presidents do their jobs was explored as well. Those surveyed were also asked to identify the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore and to give their opinions on which president over the past 200 years had done the best and the worst job. Other questions included whether security measures should be increased at the White House and whether the White House should be considered a national treasure. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.