---
title: "Public Listens as Bush’s Lips Move"
description: "Report Summary Americans paid a lot of attention to George Bush recently when he changed his mind about taxes, but few have changed their minds about him as a consequence. Bush’s reversal on taxes was the most closely followed story in June with 30% of the public saying they followed this story very closely. The […]"
date: "1990-07-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/1990/07/12/public-listens-as-bushs-lips-move/"
---

# Public Listens as Bush’s Lips Move

## Report Summary

Americans paid a lot of attention to George Bush recently when he changed his mind about taxes, but few have changed their minds about him as a consequence. Bush's reversal on taxes was the most closely followed story in June with 30% of the public saying they followed this story very closely. The same Times Mirror survey found 64% of the public approving of the way the President Bush has been handling his job -- a rating that is statistically equal to the results of a Times Mirror nationwide survey in late May - early June which measured the president's popularity.