Correspondence Between Senator Bob Dole and a Constituent and National League of Families Board Member
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- Correspondence Between Senator Bob Dole and a Constituent and National League of Families Board Member
- Date (Dublin Core)
- 1971-10
- Date Created (Dublin Core)
- 1971-10
- Congress (Dublin Core)
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Topics (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valueFamilies of prisoners of war
- See all items with this valueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- Policy Area (Curation)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Creator (Dublin Core)
- Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
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- correspondence
- Names (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valueNational League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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- eng
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- https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=31&q=
- Physical Location (Dublin Core)
- Collection 002, Box 293, Folder 22
- Institution (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Archival Collection (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996
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October 29, 1971
(handwritten) POW
Mr. (Redacted)
(entire line was redacted)
Hutchinson, Kansas 67501
Dear (Redacted):
I read your letter of October 6 carefully, and will very much appreciate knowing what transpires at the November 6 meeting. There are some slightly encouraging signs with reference to POW/MIAs.
In any event, I am continuing to work closely with the families and, if you have any suggestions, it would be very helpful if you would communicate them to me.
Sincerely yours,
BOB DOLE U. S. Senate
BD: em
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Col Harrold is a fine gentleman and is with you, But the dam is about to break. There are not enough Col Harrold's.
I that you should convey this message to Bob. I would like to have an off the record visit with him and the administration.
We can't hold this group too long. They are emotional. The Mcgovern's
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are likely to get to them on an emotional basis. Even Muskie is playing the game.
The more I see of their (illegible) the more Humphrey and Jackson look like conservatives.
I would like to visit with Barry Goldwater also if he could spare me 10 minutes.
(Redacted)
(Redacted) ATTORNEYS AT LAW
(Redacted)
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
67501
October 6, 1971
Senator Robert Dole
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear
I had only one chance to see you while attending the League of Families meeting. I was elected as one of the 15 members of the Board. There are a number of women in the movement and on the Board. I have never run into such a struggle with "alley cat" maneuvering in my life. I didn't expect to be elected because I had made a pretty broad statement concerning the matter of confining our organization to humanitarian considerations. I took a dim view of involving it in politics and stated flatly that I would have nothing to do with it if it got involved in politics. I left the meeting and told our state coordinator, Col. Arthur K. Harrold of Ft. Leavenworth, to call me at (Redacted)'s home if by any chance I was elected. He called me later telling me the news. (Redacted) and I had decided that we did not want publicity on my election for fear it might hurt (Redacted) in prison. So we still want none.
We will have a Board meeting on November 6, 1971, at one of the air terminals and if you want to know some of our problems and self-created problems, I may be able to enlighten you. I am learning something every day. Our Chairman, Mrs. Hensen, seems to have pretty good judgment and is intelligent.
(Redacted) and the Secretary of Agriculture were ready to fly to Turkey ((Redacted) to remain a month) to assist in the diversion of poppy crops to some other farm crop. (Redacted), as you know, spent four years there setting up the Turkish farm loan program. Thought you might like to know this.
Yours very truly,
(Redacted)
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P.S. If the prisoner of war matter is not resolved in 6 months there is going to be trouble for the administration. I got the feeling of the League. They are with the administration now with a lot of grumbling.
10/8/71
Bob,
Please hand this to the Attorney General.
(Redacted)
(Redacted) ATTORNEYS AT LAW
(Redacted)
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
67501
October 8, 1971
American Civil Liberties Union
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Gentlemen:
I am a graduate of the University of Chicago J.D. Until the past few years I regarded the American Civil Liberties Union as somewhat of a bulwark against encroachment of persons and groups who might try to destroy the fundamental rights of people as established by our constitution, statutory law in conformity there- with, and court interpretation. My family were Americans before the revolution and have fought in every war since that time. I get the impression that the Union has attorney's who would defend those persons who are attempt- ing to destroy our judicial system by whatever means including militant revolution if necessary. I know that our judicial system does not always produce justice even when we consider the system objectively. It may not be of the calibre of that in Britain from which it evolved. But I know of no great philosopher of law who considers that there is a superior system in today's world.
Your request for funds would indicate that you are taking a political position rather than a judicial. You attack the Nixon/Agnew /Mitchell administration. You say they are engaged in a concerted attack on American liberties. Do you refer to the liberty of certain in- dividuals to disrupt a national convention by force, a judicial trial by antics found in a convention of alley cats, a university by threat, mayhem and fire. These tactics are more disrupting to orderly government than the shoe pounding incident by the Russian dictator at the United Nations. Personally I do not think Mitchell has asked for enough power. Law enforcement officers should have at least an even chance to obtain evidence of crime, or our Nation will be taken over by criminals. If a Republic cannot enforce laws to which the people by its system consent, then it will cease to be a Republic. Some dictator will take over the Government.
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October 8, 1971
The very suggestion that Nixon, Agnew or Mitchell are engaged in a concerted attack on American liberties is demagoguery not worthy of the attention of intelligent men and unworthy of the old American Civil Liberties Union.
Sincerely,
(Redacted)
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