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Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73 Collection Item Info

Letter from Congressman W.R....
W.R. Hull JR, US House Representative for the 6th District of Missouri, responded to Morey's letter "urging me to vote for legislation to end our involvement in the conflict in Southeast Asia". He states that he "strongly support the policy of removing American troops from Southeast Asia as quickly as possible.
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Price We Pay
Morey wrote to the editor of the Star or Liberty News. She states that the newspaper's coverage of a "radical leader in California" over the blood donations of anti-war activists was not representative of most anti-war protestors.
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Letter from Gordon L....
Dille wrote a 3 page letter to Morey about her letter to the Editor in the Liberty News titled "Declaration of Conscience".  He is upset by Morey's statements about KEnt State and the war in Vietnam. Dillie suggests that Morey "lower your voice and earn your right to speak up" and tells Morey that she will make a better world if she would "work real hard, just half as hard as you are yelling now". He post scripts the letter stating that he is sending a copy to President Nixon, the Governor of Missouri, the Governor of Iowa, the National Guard of Ohio, the President of Kent State, the President of Grinnell, and the Editor of the Liberty News.
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Letter from Gordon L....
Dille responded to Morey's response to his first letter.
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Letter to the Editor...
Morey writes to the editor about the "tragedy" in Alabama with primary victory of George Wallace. She stresses the hypocrisy of the war in Southeast Asia.
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Leon Long's Response to...
Long writes to Morey, citing that "communists know nothing but force" and asking "what do you think Mr. Nixon should do about it, surrender???"
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A Declaration of Conscience...
Clipping of Morey's contested Letter to the editor in the Liberty Shopper News.
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Lyndon Johnson Letter to...
Signed letter from President Johnson, noting Morey's thoughtfulness and stating that "we shall succeed". It is not clear what exactly the letter is in response to, but the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.occured on April 4th.
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Letter from Senator Thomas...
Senator Thomas Eagleton, a senator from Missouri, responds to a letter from Morey in which she shares her thoughts on the "Cambodian situation". He states that he has to resort to using a form letter to respond because of the sheer number of letters he is receiving about the situation.
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Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73...
Photo of Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73 (Left) with Kathy McLaughlin and Chris Kirmaier in front of the Forum
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Title:
Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73 Collection
Creator:
Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73 Writings
Date Created:
1970
Description:
Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey was a resident of Liberty Missouri and the daughter of a minister. During her years at Grinnell, she experienced a wide-array of counter-cultural activities and activism. The events at Kent State and beyond inspired her, and she embarked on a campaign of letter writing and other outreach activities. Here are a sampling of her writings and the letters she received back.
Subjects:
Anti-Vietnam war activists Letter Public Response
Source:
Grinnell College
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Preferred Citation:
"Ann-Janine (AJ) Morey '73 Collection", Student Activism at Grinnell, Grinnell College
Reference Link:
https://libbylearnsdh.github.io/studentactivismgrinnell/items/paj1.html