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Brook, Howard, fl. 1973 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.1387 Author/Creator: Brook, Howard, fl. 1973 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1973 Pagination: 27.9 x 21.6 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Howard Brook to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 22, 1973. Brook supports the
impeachment of President Nixon and writes, "This is the second time I have written you on this matter Mr. Moorhead, and I hope you are not one of the Congressmen either too corrupt, or fearful, or indifferent, or rigid to do what has to be done."

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

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