Nation: FIRST WEEKS: A SENSE OF INNER DIRECTION

TWO weeks is hardly sufficient time to analyze an Administration's style, let alone its basic thrust toward the future. Nonetheless, Richard Nixon is making some first impressions that promise to be durable. The President seems keenly aware of the importance of the beginning. So far, he has avoided the blast of major action, but his carefully aimed shafts denote a distinct mood and temper. Paramount among these is what a sociologist might call a sense of inner direction.

The man himself seems seized by a feeling of self-confidence and assurance that he has...

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