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Silver, Isidore, fl. 1973 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0090 Author/Creator: Silver, Isidore, fl. 1973 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Typed letter signed Date: 26 October 1973 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 21.6 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Isidore Silver to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated October 26, 1973. Silver supports the impeachment of President Nixon. The letter is written on Washington University stationery. He writes that, "The shocking dismissals of Special Prosecutor of Archibald Cox and Deputy Attorney General Ruckleshaus ... convinced me and many of my colleagues throughout the country that only the voluntary resignation or impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon can bring about a renewal of confidence in the government of the United States."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Silver, Isidore, fl. 1973
Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004
Ruckelshaus, William, 1932-

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