The President's Power Grab: A Concerned Citizen's Letter, 1945-01-12 - 1945-01-12

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 68

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_68_0003

Scope and Contents

Harry Seaton, a lawyer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, expresses concerns to Congressman George Schwabe about the administration's proposal to draft nurses, labor, and the 4-F's. Seaton believes that granting the President more power to draft women is a move towards totalitarianism and urges Schwabe to vote against it. Schwabe responds that he is studying the situation and will vote against any further encroachment of executive power on the rights of the people.

Dates

Creation: 1945-01-12 - 1945-01-12

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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