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Hoffman, Margaret B., (fl. 1973) to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.02.0344 Author/Creator: Hoffman, Margaret B., (fl. 1973) Place Written: North Hollywood, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1973 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.

Summary of Content: One letter from Margaret B. Hoffman, George D. Hoffman and William T. Hoffman to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 5, 1973. The Hoffmans support the impeachment of President Nixon.

Background Information: 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.See More

People: Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Hoffman, Margaret B., fl. 1973
Hoffman, George D., fl. 1973
Hoffman, William T., fl. 1973

Historical Era: 1945 to the Present

Subjects: WatergateImpeachmentPresidentGovernment and CivicsPoliticians

Sub Era: The Seventies

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