In contrast, President Clinton's approval rating held stable at 48 percent; 40 percent disapproved.

On Iraq, 30 percent said they approved of his management of the situation there and 65 percent disapproved.

Only 35 percent of those surveyed disapproved, while 15 percent said they had no opinion.

In comparison, 41 percent of Hispanic respondents approved of his performance and 22 percent disapproved.

Forty-eight percent disapproved of the job Mr. Bush is doing.

In the March poll, 47 percent approved of his handling of the economy and 37 percent disapproved.

Asked the same question, 65 percent disapproved in 1995, and 74 percent disapproved in 1993.

In that survey, 52 percent approved of Mr. Reagan's performance and 38 percent disapproved.

Then, more than 70 percent disapproved of the way Congress handled its job; that figure is now 49 percent.

The views of his "personal style" were similar: 49 percent disapproved while 40 percent approved.