---
title: "Public Sympathetic to Inman Charges"
description: "Report Summary While very few Americans followed news of Bobby Ray Inman’s abrupt withdrawal as nominee for secretary of defense, many agree with the criticisms he made of the press in explaining his departure from public life."
date: "1994-02-03"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/1994/02/03/public-sympathetic-to-inman-charges/"
categories:
  - "News Coverage"
---

# Public Sympathetic to Inman Charges

## Report Summary

While very few Americans followed news of Bobby Ray Inman's abrupt withdrawal as nominee for secretary of defense, many agree with the criticisms he made of the press in explaining his departure from public life.