[Letter from J. Walter Hammond to T. N. Carswell - March 23, 1944]
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A letter written to T. N. Carswell from J. Walter Hammond, Tye, Texas, dated March 23, 1944. Hammond expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell and comments on Carswell's honesty and sincerity, his always doing for someone else. He agrees with "the need for a lot of thought" before selecting congressmen and the need for "leaders who have learned from the experience of the last war along with the disasters that followed and with the courage to avoid the mistakes of the past in face of the pressure that is sure to come". He agrees that "maybe your thinking …
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A letter written to T. N. Carswell from J. Walter Hammond, Tye, Texas, dated March 23, 1944. Hammond expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell and comments on Carswell's honesty and sincerity, his always doing for someone else. He agrees with "the need for a lot of thought" before selecting congressmen and the need for "leaders who have learned from the experience of the last war along with the disasters that followed and with the courage to avoid the mistakes of the past in face of the pressure that is sure to come". He agrees that "maybe your thinking is right that Bob is the man".
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.