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Fleming, Margaret E.B., fl. 1974 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0962 Author/Creator: Fleming, Margaret E.B., fl. 1974 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 July 1974 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Margaret E.B. Fleming to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated July 23, 1973. Fleming supports the impeachment of President Nixon. She mentions the veterans committee and writes, "A president should be a man of integrity, and as Mr. Nixon is not he should be impeached." The letter is written on a yellow card with an image of an animated sunflower on the verso. The verso also reads, "war is not healthy for children and other living things."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Fleming, Margaret E.B., fl. 1974

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