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Patton, Robert L., fl. 1974 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.1779 Author/Creator: Patton, Robert L., fl. 1974 Place Written: Burbank, California Type: Newspaper clipping Date: January 21, 1974 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 12 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping from Robert L. Patton to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated January 21, 1974. Patton is against the impeachment of President Nixon. He includes a message underneath the pre-written statement cut from the newspaper. He writes, "And if you refuse to let him do the job he was elected to do you'll see the biggest backlash this country has ever seen."

Patton, Robert L., fl. 1974
Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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