CBS Evening News - 1991-11-29 (no intro)

Name: CBS Evening News - 1991-11-29 (no intro)
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[0:00] Shoppers headed to the store carrying

[0:02] the key to economic recovery in their

[0:04] pockets. Our coverage begins with

[0:06] correspondent Mark Phillips.

[0:09] >> Presidents don't normally go shopping.

[0:11] In fact, presidents don't normally carry

[0:13] their own money,

[0:14] >> but President Bush did both today,

[0:16] heading for the local mall near Camp

[0:18] David.

[0:19] >> A little easier to shop out in the

[0:20] country for us than it is down there.

[0:22] >> But this wasn't so much a shopping trip

[0:24] on what's traditionally been the biggest

[0:25] shopping day of the year. It was more of

[0:28] a retail morality play by a president

[0:30] who said he won't deliver an economic

[0:32] recovery package until late January. In

[0:34] the meantime, get out and shop has

[0:36] become a rallying cry to win.

[0:39] >> A little shopping. It seems to be a good

[0:41] he look at all the

[0:43] >> mall management was watching the crowds

[0:45] too, saying it was as curious as anybody

[0:47] to see whether people were actually

[0:49] buying, not just looking. According to

[0:51] the latest CBS News New York Times poll,

[0:54] there's a great reluctance to buy. While

[0:56] only 12% of those pled said they will

[0:58] actually spend more for holiday gifts

[1:00] this year than previously, 46% said

[1:03] they'd spend less. So, the president was

[1:06] out to do his bit to boost consumer

[1:08] confidence.

[1:10] For four pairs of athletic socks and

[1:12] another $13 for a child's Houston Oilers

[1:15] sweatuit

[1:19] cash.

[1:21] >> Well, I don't normally have any, but I

[1:23] just got replenished for the occasion.

[1:25] The bigger question though is whether

[1:26] the average consumer feels replenished

[1:28] for the occasion. Administration policy

[1:31] i