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Hiestand, Barbara, fl. 1973 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0036 Author/Creator: Hiestand, Barbara, fl. 1973 Place Written: Newport Beach, California Type: Postcard Date: 1973 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

One postcard from Barbara Hiestand to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973. Hiestand supports the impeachment of President Nixon. She mentions the Middle East, and calls Nixon a "crook." She notes that she has changed her views on Nixon and says, "He is not only an unprincipled crook but a man so unperceptive of his torn country's needs."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Hiestand, Barbara, fl. 1973

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