The Nation - News from July 20, 1987

President Reagan’s standing with the American people appears to have been largely unaffected by Lt. Col. Oliver L. North’s testimony last week at the congressional Iran- contra hearings. According to a nationwide Gallup Poll, Reagan’s job performance rating is 51% approval, about the same as in surveys conducted since December--with the exception of a post-Tower Commission report poll, in which it plunged to 40% approval. His personal appeal is undiminished, with roughly three-fourths of the public still expressing approval of Reagan, the man.