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Seawell, Shirley, fl. 1973 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.1038 Author/Creator: Seawell, Shirley, fl. 1973 Place Written: Framingham, Massachusetts Type: Postcard Date: circa 1973-1974 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 14.2 cm Order a Copy

One postcard from Shirley Seawell to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973-1974. Seawell supports the impeachment of President Nixon and writes, "How well history and the world judges if we allow three more years of this behavior and the lack of faith, trust it engenders?"

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Seawell, Shirley, fl. 1973

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