Papers of John B. Moullette, 1951-1969.

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Papers of John B. Moullette, 1951-1969.

Letter from John B. Moullette to his father, Clarence Moullette, questioning American's involvement in the Korean War, which Clarence Moullette forwarded to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, along with Acheson's response to the letter; together with letters, pamphlets, periodicals, clippings, and other papers the public sent to the Moullette family as a result of the publication of the Acheson-Moullette correspondence.

ca. 1400 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8052833

Harry S. Truman Library

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