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Vroom, D. Steven, fl. 1974 to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.3550.03 Author/Creator: Vroom, D. Steven, fl. 1974 Place Written: Huntington Beach, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1974 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

One letter from D. Steven Vroom to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated July 8, 1974. Vroom is against the impeachment of President Nixon. He expresses anger at Congressmen trying to smear Nixon's record. Attaches newspaper clipping with similar view. He writes, "Daily, I am appalled as I listen to the radio... some members of the House and Senate are attempting to blacken the name of our President regardless of the cost to our country."

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Vroom, D. Steven, fl. 1974

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