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07 November 1963
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
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
Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972)
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
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