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Brown, Lynne, fl. 1974 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0630 Author/Creator: Brown, Lynne, fl. 1974 Place Written: Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1974 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Lynne Brown to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated January 8, 1974. Brown supports the impeachment of President Nixon. States that the letter is from a 'feeble 93-year old lady', ." Brown mentions civil rights violations, the "Houston Plan", and bombings in Cambodia. She writes referring to Nixon, "On July 25, 1970, he personally approved the 'Houston Plan' for domestic surveillance by methods of burglary, wiretapping, eavesdropping and military spying on civilians. He has usurped the war - making powers of Congress in secretly bombing neutral Cambodia in 1969 and has announced that he would do it again under similar circumstances."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Brown, Lynne, fl. 1974

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