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Lyndon Johnson was the United States' thirty-sixth President. Merton writes to him to express concern about the Vietnam War and the threat of nuclear war with communist nations, citing "Pacem in Terris" from the Second Vatican Council. He thanks Johnson for his commitment to civil rights and the war on poverty.
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See also one published letter from Merton to President Johnson in The Hidden Ground of Love, p. 439.
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1964/05/31 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
As a priest and monk of the Catholic Church I would like to add my voice to the voices of all those |
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1965/02/20 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
As a Catholic priest and theologian I have studied and written about the question of peace and war, |
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[original at Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum]
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2009/01/28 |
email to Center from Cuellar, Eric |
I have attached to this email a PDF file of the Thomas Merton letter we spoke about on the phone. |
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undated/no/no (#01) |
other |
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[black and white photograph from the National Archives by Cecil Stoughton of Pres. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law with Martin Luther King, Jr. and members of Congress behind him]
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undated/no/no (#02) |
other |
LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON |
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biographical information
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