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.

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The President's Power Grab: A Concerned Citizen's Letter

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_68_0003
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The President's Power Grab: A Concerned Citizen's Letter
Date Created:
1945-01-12
EDTF:
1945-01-12
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
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.
Topic:
Civil Rights--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 68, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages