Letters to John W. McCormack, 1957.

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Letters to John W. McCormack, 1957.

Letters to Mass. Representative to the U.S. Congress John McCormack, 30 Jan.- 2 July 1957, include a letter from former President Harry S. Truman showing support for McCormack's statement on the presidential expense account and retirement pay; a letter from Archbishop Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman of New York regarding McCormack's appointment of Tom Murray as Consultant to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; and two letters from Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston commending McCormack's stand against inviting Dictator Tito to the United States and discussing the possible future status of the United States after the Cold War.

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