 Editorial reaction to the address was divided . The New York Times , which had criticized Nixon , and had even run stories with claims that he was under criminal investigation for the Fund , praised Nixon 's " composure and assurance " . The New York Journal American gushed , " He was in our opinion , simply magnificent . We know of no other way to say it . " The Pittsburgh Press called the address " an extraordinary speech " . The Mobile Register stated that the Fund crisis " confronted [ Nixon ] with an unsought opportunity which he made the most of . " 
