Charles E. Goodell Papers. 1973 - 1977. Presidential Clemency Board Case Summaries

ArchivalResource

Charles E. Goodell Papers. 1973 - 1977. Presidential Clemency Board Case Summaries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6496123

Gerald R. Ford Library

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66705bn (person)

Charles Ellsworth Goodell (1926-1987), lawyer, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from upstate New York, 1959-1968, and U.S. Senator, 1968-1971. Although at first he was a conservative Republican, he adopted increasingly liberal views on public policy. After being defeated in his bid to return to the Senate because of his opposition to the Vietnam War, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. and served as chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board which reviewed applications for cle...