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Dawson, Robert G., (fl. 1973) to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0444 Author/Creator: Dawson, Robert G., (fl. 1973) Place Written: Torrance, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 November 1973 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28 x 21.6 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Robert G. Dawson and Jennifer R. Dawson to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 4, 1973. The Dawsons support the impeachment of President Nixon and write, "Jail Time and impeach him will lay the foundations of precedent for future dictatorship and will it even more difficult to protect ourselves against despotism."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Dawson, Robert G., fl. 1973
Dawson, Jennifer R., fl. 1973
1945 to the Present
Watergate
Impeachment
President
The Seventies

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