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19 December 1951
Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972)
Memo to Attorney General re: possible pardon of John Carson
Typed on White House stationery. Stamped and dated by A.G. office. No mention of crime.
GLC00045.48
8 September 1974
Ford, Gerald R. (1913-2006)
[A Proclamation : pardon of Richard M. Nixon]
Prepared in 1977, after Ford's term of office. Explains that a trial against Nixon could not begin for a year or more and that, "the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the events of recent weeks could be irreparably lost by the...
GLC00054
01 May 1963
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
Pardon of Frederic E. Schluter (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])
Convicted of embezzlement: pardoned since his prison sentence had been suspended, probation extended and fine paid. Also, he had conducted himself in a law-abiding manner.
GLC00067
09 June 1949
Pardon of Sol Lewis (c/s Thomas Clark [AG])
(Alias Sollis Levinsky.) Convicted as an illegal alien; pardoned since law-abiding while serving parole, had partly paid $5000 fine and would be deported if not pardoned.
GLC00068.23
07 November 1963
Pardon of Melvin Edwards (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])
Convicted of a violation of the US Code; pardoned since an additional 6 years of prison would "not serve the ends of justice."
GLC00068.24
09 August 1974
Nixon, Richard M. (1913-1994)
Pardon-related: Resignation letter to Henry Kissinger (souvenir copy)
Typed letter signed by Nixon (genuine), with a Kissinger endorsement which is probably forged, per Charles Hamilton. On White House stationery.
GLC00154.10
15 February 1951
to Lewis Strauss
Thanks him for his memoranda. Thinks it is crucially important to maintain good relations with Jewish, Catholic and Protestant world leaders, "As you know, I have been trying my best to organize the moral forces of the world..."
GLC00162.19
31 July 1953
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
to Lewis L. Strauss
Eisenhower replies to a letter from Strauss written on the same page. Strauss informs that despite headlines about the atomic powered submarines, there was no security breach. States that the news came from a report made to Congress by Strauss'...
GLC00162.21
01 August 1962
President Kennedy praises the career of Herbert Hoover and congratulates Admiral Strauss, who was scheduled to dedicate the Hoover Presidential Library on Hoover's eighty-eighth birthday. Written on White House stationery.
GLC00162.24
12 April 1957
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Informs that he has approved H. R. 5866 which enables the United States to cooperate with Berlin to use atomic energy peacefully. Interprets language in the Act and informs that it is his intention to have the Secretary of State handle negotiations...
GLC00164
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