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Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973 Pardon of Fred G. Steele (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.44 Author/Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: January 31, 1964 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of interstate transport of firearms; pardon to commute the 5-year sentence at once to 6 months; no reason for pardon.

Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925-1968
1945 to the Present
President
Pardon
Criminals and Outlaws
Law
Weaponry
Commerce
Vice President
The Sixties

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