Letter from Chancellor Wolfson to President Nixon protesting expansion of Vietnam War to Cambodia, May 5, 1970
Title
Letter from Chancellor Wolfson to President Nixon protesting expansion of Vietnam War to Cambodia, May 5, 1970
Description
Transcription: May 5, 1970
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Dear President Nixon:
I write to express my deep dismay at the extension of the war to Cambodia, and urge you to re-consider immediately both the need for, and the dire consequences of, such an action.
I grieve too at the deaths of the students at Kent State University. While the causes of violence are many and complex, certainly one cause over which you can exercise considerable control is the inflammatory language used by high public officials in their comments on the crises of our time.
Respectfully yours,
[signed LMW Lester M. Wolfson]
Lester M. Wolfson
Chancellor
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Dear President Nixon:
I write to express my deep dismay at the extension of the war to Cambodia, and urge you to re-consider immediately both the need for, and the dire consequences of, such an action.
I grieve too at the deaths of the students at Kent State University. While the causes of violence are many and complex, certainly one cause over which you can exercise considerable control is the inflammatory language used by high public officials in their comments on the crises of our time.
Respectfully yours,
[signed LMW Lester M. Wolfson]
Lester M. Wolfson
Chancellor
Creator
Lester Wolfson
Source
Lester Wolfson Collection, IU South Bend Archives
Collection
Citation
Lester Wolfson, “Letter from Chancellor Wolfson to President Nixon protesting expansion of Vietnam War to Cambodia, May 5, 1970,” IU South Bend Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/items/show/119.