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Carney, Neva, (fl. 1973) to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0198 Author/Creator: Carney, Neva, (fl. 1973) Place Written: West Hollywood, California Type: Typed letter signed Date: 25 October 1973 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.9 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy

One letter from Neva Carney to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated October 25, 1973. Carney supports the impeachment of President Nixon. She claims that impeachment should be decided upon by the people, "The reign of tyranny that we are living under was only alleviated by release of the tapes after the population of this country responded overwhelmingly to President Nixon's one man dictatorship of our country."

The missing tapes refers to 18 1/2 minutes of audio that was missing from recordings taken in Richard Nixon's oval office. The missing footage recorded a conversation between Nixon and his Chief of Staff Harry Robbins Haldeman three days after the Watergate break in. According to Haldeman's notes one of the topics during the meeting were arrests made at the Watergate Hotel break in.

Carlos J. Moorhead was born on May 5, 1922 in Long Beach, California. He was elected Representative for the 43rd Assembly District of California from 1966 until 1972. During his tenure, Moorhead was Vice Chair of the Natural Resources, Planning and Public Works Committee, and a member of the California Law Revision Commission. Moorhead left the Assembly after being elected in 1972 to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was elected to represent California's 20th district beginning his term in the House in 1973, Moorhead served on the Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Nixon. Moorhead voted no on all three Articles of Impeachment adopted by the House Judiciary Committee on July 27, 1974.

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Carney, Neva, fl. 1973

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