MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), President, U.S., 1908-1973
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1964
Volume: 5 item(s); 5 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), President, U.S.".
Biography
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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