True enough. But in that era, there were strong conservative influences in the press, for example, the Hearst, Scripps-Howard, and McCormick newspaper chains. The MSM is presently overwhelmingly hostile to Republicans (except RINOs) and conservatives. To add to the mix were entertainment industry personages like Jane Fonda and liberal politicians like Chuck Schumer. In fairness, Laura Bush was playing to a tough audience.
However, with the partial exception of the Reagan administration, GOP presidents from Eisenhower on have not been inclined to challenge the gatekeeper role of the MSM or to seriously contend with the sort of arrangements that provide liberal organizations like Planned Parenthood, PBS, and the National Endowment for the Arts with Federal funds.
I hope a future Republican president will push to end the too cozy relationships with lobbyists and Democrat and RINO politicians. A modern day conservative iconoclast is what is needed to overturn the money changers' tables.
Does talking like that make you feel important? I'm 21, not 83.