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Gondren, Edward I., fl. 1973 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.1485 Author/Creator: Gondren, Edward I., fl. 1973 Place Written: Woodland Hills, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1973 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.8 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

One letter from Edward I. Gondren to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 5, 1973. Gondren supports the impeachment of President Nixon and writes, "May you and your colleagues of the Judiciary Committee say to Richard Nixon, as did Tieresias in speaking to Oedipus, 'You yourself are the pollution of this country!'"

Gondren, Edward I., fl. 1973
Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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