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Shepherd, Donald R., fl. 1974 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0790 Author/Creator: Shepherd, Donald R., fl. 1974 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 July 1974 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter from Donald R. Shepherd to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated July 20, 1974. Shepherd supports the impeachment of President Nixon. Message is written on the back of a card featuring a color photograph of the Nixon family, "With our deep appreciation for helping to make possible our victory on November 7, 1972." Card also features five stamped signatures: Richard Nixon, Patricia Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward Finch Cox. Shepherd states that he voted "straight Republican in every election since 1958...Fifteen of his aides or election committee have pleaded guilty or been convicted. If he didn't know what they were doing, he is grossly negligent, and if he did, he is guilty of a cover-up...If our representatives are not smart enough to see through the White House publicity campaign, then we will have to elect some new ones (Democrats if necessary). I don't write well when I am mad."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Shepherd, Donald R., fl. 1974
Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
1945 to the Present
Watergate
Impeachment
President
Corruption and Scandal
Civilian Responsibility
Politicians
Politics
The Seventies

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