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September 18, 1974
Charles E. Goodell, Esq. Hydeman, Mason & Goodell 1225 Nineteenth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036
Dear Charley:
Given any sense that we were harboring a soon-to-be-named modern day Solomon in our midst Saturday night 1 am sure we could have managed to offer for resolution some of the world's thornier problems. But then 1 imagine that even the repositories of that seemingly scarce commodity must take an evening off now and then.
In any event, Ginger and 1 are personally pleased that you have decided to devote your energies hopefully to alleviate the frustrations and dilemma associated with the amnesty issues. We know that your presence in the chair of the amnesty board will go a long way to insure that that body's deliberations will receive the temperate and even-handed treatment they require. We both hope that your actions and decisions during the next months are indeed touched by the wisdom of Solomon.
If there is anything that we can do to assist you, please call upon us.
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Charles E. Goodell, Esq. 12 Elm Rock Road Bronxville, N.Y. 10708
Dear Chuck:
I am writing to you at the only address I am able to find and hope that this letter reaches you in due course.
First, I want to offer you congratulations and any support I am able to muster in your position of considerable trust in the present Administration.
It makes me feel a good deal more confident knowing that you are there, and I hope that it will be possible for you to exert a moderate and sensible influence upon the Office of the Presi dent.
I am afraid that I, like so many others, was badly shaken by the anticipatory pardon of Mr. Nixon. I had hoped that the President's press conference might reveal some new facts that had backed up his thinking.
Since that was not the case I wrote a letter which I had until that time held off writing, and I enclose a copy of it for you. While I recognize that you have undoubtedly heard verbally am in writing along this line from others, and you may feel this way yourself, any voices that can be heard at this time need badly to be heard.
Again, let me extend to you every good wish. It's a great pleasure to know that at long last your abilities are being recognized again and your talents depend d upon.
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' ... _,.··. 2277 Churchill st. Pllgene, Or 97 405 September 18, 1974 Mr. Charles Goodell, Chairman Clemency Review Board % The 'tlhite House Washington, D. 0 • 20500
Dear Mr. Goodell•
Welcome back, American\ Welcome, from an Independent Democrat yet • There has been much good news in the last five weeks, but this news really did what President Fbrd intended, insofar as I'm concerned. It healed, and it feels so good •
I'm with the rest of the country on the criticism about the pardon. But I wish you could let the President know how important it is for him to make appointments such as yours •
Fbr the past, many thanks. Fbr the future, the best of luck.
Frank Bock 2277 Churchill St. Eugene, Or 97405
; RobertF«s ~ ~ AMERICAN POET . ' :~o~~~~~~JJJO< Mr. Charles Goodell, Chairman f -- ~ Clemency Review Board % The White House lfashin~on, D. c. 20500
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Mr. Charles E. Goodell 733 15th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C.
Dear Charlie:
I don't know whether I should congratulate you or cry quietly but I must say if you pull this one off you're a magician. Certainly I wish you the best of luck.
I called you today because I would like to bring over an associate and visit with you about the possibilities of volunteer service by those men involved in amnest ?'roceedings. I doubt that much consideration has been giveyy.o this point, Charlie, so I hope we can make an input befo ;he ideas are frozen. I e 't wishes to you,
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Dear Charlie: I was glad I caught you last night as Gus and I are leaving for Iran tomorrow and will be gone for two weeks. I hope you will get in touch with Elly Peterson as to the volunteer aspect of Amnesty. I think she can be of great help to you. I appreciate your efforts with Bill Scranton who seems impossible to reach. I hope you will be able to get in touch with him and indicate I would like to see him on my return. I will be back at my office on October 7th.
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September 19, 1974
Dear Charlie: I would like to congratulate you on your appointment as Chairman of the Amnesty Panel. Perhaps, however, my congratulations should go to President Ford for his wisdom in selecting you for this most difficult and trying assignment. I think the Plan as outlined is basically fair and equitable, and I'm confident that the sense of compassion which the President exhibited in formulating the Plan will permeate the thinking of all Americans regardless of their prior position on this painful and vexing subject. You have my best wishes for success in this worthy endeavor. Sincerely,
JIB:ghr Charles E. Goodell, Esq. Hydeman, Mason & Goodell 1225 Nineteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D. c. 20036 STANDAR*ECURITV LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK 111 FIFTH AVENUE• NEW YORK•NY 10003
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TO: Hon. Charles Goodell Congratulations, Charles, on your appointment to the Chairmanship of the Oemency Board. 405 East 56th Street New York, NY 10022 I know that in this, as you have with LICONY, you will do your usual outstanding job.
Cordial personal regards.
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Charles E. Goodell, Esq. DGA International 1225 19th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036 Dear Charlie: Enclosed are various clippings I thought you might be interested in. I think the job you have undertaken could be an extremely difficult one, and I hope that aside from properly doing a very necessary task that it inures to your benefit. I saw you on CBS the other morning and thought you handled yourself very well, as usual. I am personally extremely disturbed and depressed by the President's precipitous pardon of Nixon. As much as I do not want to draw such a conclusion, I cannot escape the feeling that this is the ultimate act in the cover up. The reasons given for the pardon do not in my opinion have any substance and I for one am sick to death of hearing people say that we "must get Watergate behind us". The whole sordid situation presents us with an extraordinary opportunity to demonstrate to the people and to the world at large that we have a system of laws which works, without fear or favor, and that has equal application to all of our citizens. I am afraid that Mr. Ford has made all of the pain that the country has suffered through the acts of Nixon almost worthless and that he has set the stage for continuing attempts by Nixon and his rabid supporters to claim innocence and to claim that his political demise was simply the result of partisan politics and media pressure. I think too that he has done a great disservice to the two-party system because I believe his action will drive HoDGSON, Russ, ANDREWS, WooDs & GooDYEAR (2) Charles E. Goodell, Esq. September 23, 1974
I:" more and more people away from the polls to the Democratic or fringe party lines. The Republican party itself seems to be bent on self-destruction, as witness the resolution passed by the National Committee praising Nixon, and the entirely partisan efforts to reward his awful conduct with even more emoluments and benefits at the expense of the taxpayer. I am totally disgusted. In addition, it looks as though the Courier Express is going to succeed in dictating who will be selected as the new Federal Court Judge here since it has been recently reported that the Justice Department has ordered an FBI check on Elfvin, which, I understand, is the final step prior to appointment. This is a sad thing for our Judiciary here.
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• ~lAO Safe Return~ • One of the great national dis· · By ~!Irvin M. Karpatkin graces of the dra,ft era was the inade· ' ' ' '~ quacy of preinduction physical exami Preeldent Ford's eodorsement of am· nations. 'lbe Army was compelled to neat,·. in Augqst, which culminated discharge tens of thousands who never Monday Jn the proclamation of a con· should h'llve been found acc::eptable In dit,ional amnesty PfOIJ'IUD, touched off the first place. an important national debate, long Federal courts finally began to overdue, on what the conditions for Insist that local boards perform their amnesty should be, or whether there legal .duty of reviewing every claim should be any conditions at all. for defennent, including claims based It. is not sufficently known, however, on physical defects. The boards had that large numbers of ·young men who prl!viously, In violation of law, simply left the Unitled States rather than ac referred these claims to Army examin· cept induction Into the· armed services ers, or in a shockingly large number have no need for any amnesty, absolute of cases a clerk would merely fi.le the ·Or conditional. cJa.im away, and not tefer it to any They do not require any act of Presi· one. dential or legislative grace becau~e the Under the Ford doctrine, established United States Supreme Court and Fed by the Court of Appeals in Boston· in eral appellate courts have established United States v. Ford-Kevin Thomas legal principles under which their in Ford was a draftee- and concurred duction orders are plainly unlawful. in by virtually every Court of Appeals One of the most unfortunate aspects in the country, this kind of filing and of tM entU. amnesty discussion is that forgetting makes an induction order many of these young men abroad have illegal. never been authoritatively informed • Until their action had been out that their continuing voluntary exile lawed by the courts, local boards had may be completely unnecessary. assumed the power, never granted by Some examples: Congress, to "declare" a draftee • In 1970, the Supreme Court ruled "delinquent" because of some asserted In the case of Welsh v. United States failure to comply with regulations, and that conscientious objector status need to impose three types of sanctions: not be based on religious beliefs: Sin punitive reclassification from a de cerely held mor8.1 al)d ethical beliPfs in ferred classification to l·A, or "avail-. opposition to participation in war in able for military service"; acceleration any form would suffice. Consequently, of induction, ahead of one's normal any induction order that followed a order to call; and induction without denial of the objector's claim, because a reinduction physical examination. It was "nonreligious," was illegal. 'lbe problem is that hundreds, and Although the Supreme Court In perhaps thousands, of nonreligious ob 1969 Pllled this delinquency scheme to jectors, who could have easily quali· be "blatantly lawless," no one knows tied under the Welsh doctrine, left the how many men in Canada, or else country before the Welsh decision. where, have an absolute defense be And very few of them know that cause they were subject to the un. Welsh has been held retroa~tive, and constitutional-delinquency treatment. that the distinguished Court of Ap It is questionable if the statistical peals for the First Circuit, in Boston, material presented to President Ford has ruled that such a person may vin takes into consideration the large dicate his position by proving, even number of cases in which these and years later, that the reason he did not many other defenses are available. file any conscientious-objector claim The President should direct Attorney was that he knew he would not have General William ·B. Sax be to sys· a chance of getting a nonreligious con tematically review all files of so scientious-objection claim recognized called evaders and to dismiss the by his draft board. indictments in alf cases that can be • In the latter years of the draft, clo~ed out hy simply honoring de which ended on June 30, 1973, a series fenses established by judicial prece of court decisions-and then an act dents. of Congress-established a rule. that a This would greatly reduce the draft board could not deny a con" Presidential burden, and more signifi scientious-objection claim, or any cantly it would help to do justice to a - other dalm for deferment, without large number of young men who are furnishing cogent reasons for its ac guilty of no crime. tion. It would demonstrate something But many young men left the coun that has been documented in hundreds try In anger and ~rustration that their of Federal court cases but is easily carefully prepared and documentE'd forgotten: A huge amount of draft-law claims were denied, without opinion evasion and· violation was committed and without reason, before this salu. by the draft boards and the adminis tary legal principle was adopted. trators of the Selective Service Sys Although their indictments for re tem. fusal of induction may be years old, 1,------and although · Justice Department !Marvin M. Karpatkin, who practices statistks may consider them ~·fugi law in New York,: is Meneral counsel tives," there may be thousands more of the American Civil Liherties Union, wbo could successfully assert this de which aupports total and uncondi- fense and be completely exonerated. tional amnesty. 1 --- ~ .
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September 20, 1974
Honorable Charles E. Goodell Executive Offices Washington,D.C. 20020
Dear Senator:
I was extremely well pleased to learn of your appointment by the President to handle the delicate job of amnesty. I know that from your background that it is in good hands.
About three or four weeks ago Ramsey Clark was in Utica and I had the privilege of having lunch with him, and discussed with him many of our common concerns. I said to him that I thought that you would be supporting him in the forthcoming senatorial campaign, and he informed me that you had decided to the contrary because Mr. Javits was one of the few Republicans who suggested you when you were rwming for the Senate. I cannot completely disapprove of your actions since loyalty to your supporters and your party should have some degree of priority.
I sincerely wish you all the best of everything in your new assignment and hope that your political fortunes will again be on the ascendancy.
It is always greatful to find that there is a great deal of truth and reward that is derived to adhering to the principle laid down by Woodrow Wilson and subsequently by Wendell Wilkie, 11 I would rather lose with a cause that I know will eventually win than win with a cause that I know will eventually lose. 11
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Honorable Charles E. Goodell Executive Offices Washington, D.C. 20020 1051 Hillsboro Mile Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062 September 23, 1974 ·
Honorable Charles E. Goodell Chairman Pl'esldential·cleniency Commission Jfhe White· House Wuhington, D. c. Dear Charlie: · '1!. ,. • • ~ . c· ., -; .f '.,..._ .r:' This time I am not wr~tihg to ~sk' for. an7''coasideration or support as I did when ·you were in Congress aD1 .I was in the bearing business. ·. · ·· · , . ··. : :: · . · '1. · : ,'·, :. r . . ' • . ·•. ' . - ., '• ' ·'i_ ·. ·• i ., .- '·: . ·-' - ·,. : ~. ~- ' .. ·lj__ , : -· Inste~ I am Wl"it~Dg to. ext4irid: my helirty cbngra1;Ul.at1ons on your appointment to this highly important responsibility. I u sure that the program will be well administered Wlder your direction.
If I ~ reach back .a bit I well remember the .occasion when rou arhnged for jour triend Jerry Pord to be guest •"eucer at the s._.er meet1na o( the Jaae•~own Manufacturers Asso ciation at the Chautauqua Cluo. Also when you hoaored ua with your prelenc• at the spriDg meeting ot the Anti-Friction Bearings Manufacturer. · Association at the Seaview •coun.tl'J Club. while I was. Chairman. · I retired from Marlin Rockwell ·in 1969 &tid haYe since •• enjoy1q Florida li•ing. ·· Portuate;Ly we see JDarq friends · trom Jamestown and takewood bez-e during the winter season, including our mutual friend Dr. Ernie Kelley. · · · Kindest regards and best wishes tor success in ;your n.W responsibility. . rr ------Sincerely,
· Bemard J. Shallow Bernard J. Shallow 1051 Hillsboro Mile Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062
Honorable Charles E. Goodell Chairman. · Presidential Clemenoy Commission lJhe White House Washington, D. c.
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' Dear Mr. Goodell: As the parents -of a draft. evader, my husband and I are very: disappointed in President Ford's amnesty proposal. For one thin~g, it-make~ no provision for the thousands of men who have establ:i,shed themselves in foreign countries, who wish to remain there as citizens,· but who desire only visitation rights to their £ormer.home,s in the · United States. Also, what about the fellows who are reasonably happyabroad, but are.not.citizens there, and who are at this . .time_undecided as to whether or not they want to return to the Un:Lted States? If they return, and decide before the. end of the fifteen day period of grace that they would rather remain abroad, what assurance do they have that they will be allowed to leave the country? Will they be permitted to re-enter their adopted country? Our son is in Canada as a landed immigrant, has married a Canadian girl, has a job in a very remote, primitive area, and is very happy with his new life. He has no desire at 'present to return ·to New Jersey permanently, but we, his parents, would like him to:· visit the family and his old home before making his decision. Canada has been good to our son. In 1973, after almost six years of living underground the;re, he .. was _granted landed immigrant status. He and many other draft evaders, some now Canadiai1 citizens, do not desire to return to the United -States permanently. They have chosen life abroad not as being better than that here at home but as being different. These men should be allowed visitation rights in order to return to their homeland occasionally just as our · ancestors migrated from foreign countries but returned for visits. Our hearts ache for the MIA's and their families. Those who lost loved ones, i;he men )Vho hav~ had had their lives irret:riev-: a bly altered by being mai~ed in :·tha~ unnecessary war are all to be greatly pitied.. :aut -w,e too hav~(.:suffered. Does anyone realize what a parent goes through not knowing for almost six yea:rs.whether her child is dead or aliv'e? B~r the grace of God, our son fin~lly found happiness in Canada after, years"of suffering, but he too was a casualty of that senseless"wtir. Is it asking too mueh to allow these men visitation rights to :the land of their birth? ·Respectfully yo.urs,
(Mrf!. Albe:r:~ C •. Brunn) IIAnOIIAL OFFICERS AIJeh Neier N.-~ b•<:~~~m l);uao• R011er N. Baldwin WASHINGTON OFFICE z.....,;-illl"ori IIJY WinthropW!Idleigh Sheldon Ackley IN.V.l Frank Askin IN.J.l Jewel Bellush IN.Y.J CHARLES MORGAN, JR. Rober!Bierstedtl'.'a.J Algernon 0. Black IN.Y.J Director RalphS.Brown,Jr.IConn.J Ronald Brown lD.C.l Robert Campbell IMon.l HOPE EASTMAN DavidCarlinerlD.C.l Associate Director Lynn Castner !Minn.) J.levonne Chambers IN.C.I Lmda K. Champlin (Ohio) ARLIE SCHARDT Ramsey Clark lD.C.J JohnCielandiTenn.l Associate Director Carl Cohen IMich.l Mary Coleman lD.CJ September 24, 1974 Gilbert Granberg (Iowa) MARY ELLEN GALE Richard Cumm1ns {Okla.) Counsel Pat Oerian (Miss.l Alan Dershowitz !Mass.) Samuel Dicks IKan.l RonaldEibergerllndJ LolisEiie(La.J Morris Ernst (N.Y.I RichardYaleFeder(Fia.J Irwin Feinberg ICaill.J Edgar Feingold IMd.J Ellen Feingold {Mass.) Monroe Freedman IN.Y.J CelesteFriersonlla.J Donald Hackel IV!.) Mr. Charles Goodell Franklyn S. Ha1man 1111.) Marjorie Pitts Hames IGa.J Dav1d Hanlon IW. Va.J 1225 19th Street, N.W. BrookHart(Ha.l John L Kay IAr1z.J James Heller IO.CJ Washington, D.C. 20036 Samuel Hendel !Conn.) lawrence Kerman (Ohio) PhilipHirschkop[VaJ Donald Holtman (Conn.) JeanetteKopkinsiN.YJ Ho.,..ard H. Jewel ICalit.J Dear Charles, JonJohnstoniGa.J Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. IPa.l Ralph Knowles IAiaJ Arthur L Kobler(Wash.l Ken McCormick IN.Y.l Paul Meyer (Oreg.) Thank you for spending this morning in a Rolland O'Hare (Mich.) Grace Olivarez (N.MJ frank Frances Fo~ Piven (N.Y.) discussion with us on the problems of JanetPoilakOII.J Suzy Post (Ken.) Judy R. Potter IMe.J amnesty. Barbara Scott Preiskel IN.Y.J William F. Reynard IColo.l JosephRhodesiPa.J SuzzaneRhodesiS.C.) William G, Rice CW1SC.l CatherineRorabackiConn.l I ask that, in the difficult days ahead Ben Roth (Mo.J Michael Rudick IUtahJ Marvin Schachter ICalif.l as the problems and inequities of operating FaithSeidenbergiN.Y.J GeorgeSiaffiCalit.J lawrenceSpeisariD.C.l President Ford's clemency system become more Charles Stephen, Jr. !Neb.) Melvin Straus rre~.J John Swomley (Mo.J apparent you take time to step back from the William Van Alst~ne IN.C.J Winthrop Wadleigh IN.HJ Robert Wagstaff (Alaska) massive administrative burdens which will enmesh Bernard Wolfman IPaJ Hanna Weston llowa) Tasia Young IN.M.J you, and read the first 52-pages of the enclosed RichardZacks{R.I.l Otto Henr~ Zinke lArk.) book. · NATIONAL i\DYISOIIY COUNCIL Ramsey Clark Vie. Cb.iNTUs I hope it will help to restore the perspec Harry S. Ashmore !Calif.) Alan Barth (D.C.) JohnConyers(Q.C.J tive you articulated so forcefully during the Albert Sprague Coolidge !Mass.) FrancesTarltonfarentholdiTed LoisG.foreriPenn.l closing years of American olvement in Vietnam. AileenC.Hernandez(Calil.) M. Maury Maverick (Tex.J Karl Menninger IKanJ Morris Rubin (WisJ SadieAiexander(Penn.J Best CharlesAresiAriz.l Roger N. Baldwin IN.Y.I JulianBondiGa.J Catherine Drinker Bowen !Penn.) HaryCaudiiiiKy.) StuartChaseiConn.) Shirley Chisholm IN.Y.l Henry Steele Commanger\Mass.) Edward Condon IColo.l Giovanni CostiganiWash.) Vern Countryman IMass.l Arlie Sc ardt lr~ing Dilliard IIIU James P. Dixon IOhio) Melvyn Douglas \N.Y.: RobertDrinanm.C.) Associate Director RonnieDuggeriTex.J Thomas Emerson (Conn.: LutherH.EvansiN.Y.) Alvini.FineiCalif.J Walter Fisherllll.) Arthur flemm1ng IVa.) AS/ks Jefferson Fordham !Penn.) Erich Fromm IMe~ico) RalphF.Fuchsllnd.J Enclosure lewis Galant1ere IN.Y.l Harold Gibbons IMo.l Thomas P Gill IHawa1il Albert Gore (Tenn.) LadonnaHarrisiD.C.l Aaron Kenr~ IM1ss.) JohnHerseyiConn.J Theodore M, Hesburgh llnd.l Frank Horne IN.Y.J Ou1ncy Howe IN.Y.J Gerald W. Johnson IMd.l Mordecai W. Johnson m.C.J Vernon Jordan. Jr. IN.YJ James Kerney, Jr. IN.J.J Benjamin H. K1zer !Wash.) Milton R. Konvitz IN.Y.I William Kunstler lN.Y.J BurtlancasteriCalifJ Agnes Brown leach (N.Y.) Max Lerner -:10.) John lolton IMo.J Wesley H. Maurer IMich.J Benjamin E. Mays 1Ga.J Emil Mazey IMich.J lolrs Ale~ander Meiklejohn !Calif.) S~lvan Meyer IFiaJ Donald Murphy IFiaJ Frank C. Newman ICalii.J James G. Patton ICoU Channing Phillips (Q.C.) A. Philip Randolph IN Y.l Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. {N.Y.I Jolm Siegenthalerllenn.i Edward J. Sparling 1111.) OscarH.Stienerllll.) DorothyTaylor(la.J Jose Trias·Monge !Puerto Rico) Raymond S. Uno !Utah) Willard Wirtz IO.C.l Stephen-@ J. Wright (N.YJ KATHLEEN MILLER, Administrative Assistant ROBERT TAFT, JR. OHIO. WASHINGTON, D.C. ZOllO The Pretlldent The White House Washington, D. C. 20500 My dear Mr. President: CongratulatiOM on your creation and Implementation of a program for the retum of Vletntllfl Ero draft evaders and military deserters. I commend you on your courttgeoU!l move which represents a very positive sl:ftp resulting In a practical method whereby draft evtldlln and military deserten em retum to this country o,- Ctfi1Se to be fugitives without creating further divisions amcng .Amsrlc~~ns. Enough blttemea has already been f/fltJerated In the discussion of these lssua ~ tJnd the timing was right to ln/Uottt a program which I know a sizable majority of t:ltlzens will suPfX'/"1. In good con.sdence, however, there are some aspects of the pro gram with which I mwt takttt some Issue and suggest reexamination. As you know, tht1 boslc concept whldlunderl/es beth tlte legisla tion I hove Pf'OP06tld t11td the Executive Dd/C/1'1 you haw takM Is that the 111M t1l"e not to be proskuted for their at:tlons .. but ore to be allowed to ec:rm lor IMmselves the stt1ttl.l of full tiiJd port/c/potlng c/tlrlllfs. I om conce,.,..d thtzt the Imposition of a requlremet~t for ., agNement of olltl!llance (11M dNI!t evfltlerJ or crt o«h of allegiance (the mil/tory des11rter) mq be construed by the lndlv/dwls ln vo/wd. and lar by the courts. as "" uncon•tltutlonal bill of ottolnder In wolatlon of the Unit«/ Stat4$ Constitution. My concem arises out of the c;Q&e of Bx Parte Garl~:~~d, 11 U.S. J{ 1117 J In which the United Stote6 Supretrte Court struck clown an qulred os a condition of the prtldlet! of law by the governfJIIJnt of tlte CDnfeder«y. In Otlrlattd, the CtJUrt was /tJad with highly emDI/otttJI ond ~ontroven /alls..,.s f'flltltlng to the very fabric of our cocmtry. Sul'flly In this lnst•ce, we should carefully lldhere to the principle thtlt the eomlng of Immunity /1"'0ft ,._ecut/on should not be condi tioned fiiHJfl m &mconst/tutlonol condition. It would be ulf/brtunate If your extremely commendtlble progl"ttlll .,.,.. to IHienmahfld In constl tutlotKIIIItlgfltlon becaae of on u~t~~t~eessary requirement. Fvl'lh.,.,.,.. GtJ the prod/col side, I believe this Nqu/rellltlflt Is m lllt ntiCflssory condition • It may opel"flte • a perMJ~tt~l tl/lrent to the views o(tltoselndlttklt« Furt/tef'mOre, I would not how Included deserten within the CDI'InMs of 16ty pi"'gNIIII of conditional amne•ty. .,.,._., who ore In the lltllltory are subJect to the Unl/brm Code of Military Jwtlc. which, os yw lcnow # Involves Gn entirely separate tJntl distinct systfllff olltJW aftd pi"'CM!ure tltcat appllcoble to di'YI/t evadllrs. Men who left thll mllltt:ll'y service ond, ,.nncularly thNe who deserted In time of war In a comb« situation, hfld 11 more dlsruptlw llltlfHICI on our Nation's defense postul"ff thtJn those who merely foll«< to .,..,. at m lndllf!tlon center. In pNporlng my bill on •earned Immunity, • my research f'eWJtJied tiHJI the military es timates that less than Hve pei"Cffl''t of those who desel"f do so for Idea/ogle re•Ms. Most young men desert bectlflfe they t11"tt Jmmatufe t111d do not adjust properly to a military .nvlronment. Smre oftheH Individuals lflflVe the service bectM~.Se of a wrlety of f'tltJSOM~ lttt:ludlng the commis sion of crimes or dlst:t'edltable lnvolv.,.,t with military tltltherltln. -J- An .,,.,ty prog,., whldt Includes ...,.,.. WOIIId lHt lniHu'ent/y fllt/tllr flttd certlllnly disruptive of mil/tory dlsdpllne. I o/so torsee 11 prob/11111 In dividing tiM lmple,..,tetlett of the ..,..ty ,..,.., betlrfiM tlte IMpartment of Justice" the Deporflttfmt of O.fettH fad the C,._,cy BOBI'd. CI*Htlng tJ division of authol'lty ..,.,, these three .,.cia withe~~~ su(fldent coordlttfltlott aa how tlte e/fKt of pl'fl vMIIng unlfomt fllltlllnlstratlon of the .,,.., pt"'gl'tlln. To tWOid lltae lfWtlbl.,., I fiOIIId delegtJte to the C'-et~q IJOIII"d the acluslv. power to deal with alllll#!IJIIilen of tM sPfJC/RtHI clas of per!IOIU to .,_, yot1 htWe eJttetttled litis C«fddt/OIHII of/ttl" of .,..ry. The Bortl could tiMn ,..,._ 11M l'ttlu tllld NgultlilltJM tllttJ dttwfol* cr tml/biW crlterltJ In cettsltlerlng the IIW'Iu of eot:h lttdlv#thltll cae. TM IJotlrd 'IIIOUid tltM IHt IR a.,.,.,,. t»Sitlfllf te ,,.scribe the .,..,.,.. ctlltdltiM6 of Dlttll"ltllflve siii"VIt:ll, If ony, to etJdt appi/CMI; tiM liiiRIItllflltt of which woultl IIIJUtle Ht:h to e~~ntttd lmmultlty. In cltMittg" plefiSe eccept "'Y ltHrtt-lt tltmb (or allowing Me the oppor llmlty to CtJ~~~~t~U~tiCille IllY I*• with ~ I'Wflli'YI/ng the Elll'fttltllllll1lllltlty Act of 111f. Y011ltowt lilY CIISfiiW'IC'e tiHJf notwltlwt.wlltg our po/nb of tll6ogt"HHIIIInt, lsltGII ClllftlltUII to sv,..,-t y.R' ,..,.._Itt eWI')' Wd')' possible. ROBERT TAFT., JR.. United Sttlle.s SfJIHitor ec: The HOttotwble Chflrles Goodell / Mr. R.ldJtJrd TNIIIP Jalts &' OOFm SCHl'AMOWl~ . ~5 ROCKAWAY PA,RKWAY IBOO~'YN, N. Y. 11236 ~~ 0{6 Sept. 25t~ 1914. Ollarlee Goodell: WelooaeJ ADd. gratitude 'to Preaid.en't Pori for puttinc fOU back where 70u belong: alld wllere ;yn would hzTe been in 1970 if two • .,.. uiJ1J Ius thiwea--aud. :tuablera-hadn • t set wt to destroy 70u. WeU I•• sure 70U wouldn't change places witll either one of tllea,new. And I predict a 'brilliant future for ;you ia a wide ranee of higkleyel politioe. So--coagratulationaJ and ~ the beat ef good fortune ooae :your wq. When I caae hera leas thalli a ;yar aco it tpok auch twirlinc of 'tlle k11ob on the ra4ie to find. a procraa that held -.I7 atteatioa: but one ••Iliac over DIV I I heard an authoratatiYe Yoioe ._,inc "H•'• a diaaaterJ• Lieteni~, I diecOYee.et Sage, host of the all8w '· , , , ', ..., I . *"::;;:feu ' whoa I later lubbet ·a •towerill£' aenta1i't;y" - had. be• Stll'iDB this of B. naainger fra the veJ:7 becialling of ll.11i activities at the White House. So had. I. so ha4 lm.Dd.reda of au thea.tic Aaericau who were revoltM b;y the arrogance of 'this person wllo appeared to wiah wer:yone to take it for granted that BE was in charp. Ol cou.rse aow that his untru tlaful.neaa is n6 loacer ia doa'bt, altho the 4eptllll of his deceit ia still to be probed, thiE is not goiq to be WBahed awtQ' 'b7 saoae of . thOM pll.oQ tears Whicll CD8 fraa beinc expeaed - and deaaadiq 'that we tlear .his aaae. He baa not onq beea ei.Y.a too -.ell l1ber'Q', but he :bu taken too President !'or4 is aware ot 1 l.all thia. Bi did ut briDB abeut thia lllf.pimal"e ai tuation. J.ncl lle 18 goiq te ale4 the Jwlp &lid .npport et "817 oitisen who belieTa that tlle United Statea, and the worl4, are ~: , worth saviac. Ylllen I lett Bew York I waa teaptecl te let ~- aeaber aldp in the 'loaaa•a J'atioD&l Republioaa Club, 3 Weat 5l.st. St. ,Bew York, lapse. :But I didn•t. Having been a lllembe• .for aoae 25 7ears, I juat couldn• t do it. You.•ve been our peat, and we appreciated the iaformation 70U gaye ua and 70lU." atti'tud.e of ooaoera about ~ things. It wasn't eaq to tq te welooae witil en'tlllu.~ 'twe other caema. But tl:aat•a behincl ua, ud I • a with tllNe whe feel 'that all that hall happea.. may turn out to be -.aeticial. IP we d.on•t .forg.t too quickly how slow we were ~· inveati&at.e, even wllea. f~od with the &Yidenoe. nSWeep the pl.aoe eleaafl is what .r.... sac- s~a, and I co alone with tisat. With H.x:. out fd taere he can phone R. )(. Jfixon u often u he pl.easea. !he :raora:lac paper st•tea this is Ol'!D'. Probebq to irk Gen.Baic, who certaillly ha4 the upperld~Dd ;t:·... a whil.e. And people talk about women be inc pett7: 1 z !Jle raclie just aanO\tD6ecl that tAe United Statea gaTe CN.r check fer one billi.. ,.lluei~~ DELIVERED to Ierae:J... I tldolt there Jmst '- -' '\:-, . be aeae error here. I ~'11 see Yhat a later meae aa.ya. Pleaae e.xcuae u· Olivetti that appeara to be aakinc .for at l-t a l*UI•· I:t I try t8 rewrite this letter I know it wil.l 'be, evem then, leas thU perfect. But if I don't ge• this in the :mail, it prebably won• t go at all. So wtth JIU.l.tiple good. wiahw to 7ou., and 'tep level. IRlCoesa in all. 70\1 uad.ert.:te, I aeacl t.hia, teelinc ~ell better than before 7our appointaeat waa announced. We need OUR people, friead Goodell, aad I don't intead to stop tl71DC. ..L 4301 N. 87th. Plaoe ~X.ndon ~ scott•dale, ~is. 85251 ' \. "' . ·~ J The Hon. Charles Goodel.l, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D. c. C_c;>yte~ Jliss Kilci»ed l.eODJ!rd P.reaidentia+ iee•etar, ' . ~eggy l_ondon,4J0l N.87th.Plaee,scott8dale,Ariz. 85251 'Xp~~J:IXIl)llk!iltrtboo:tH ~ INCOM ___ ------~------~-N-IN-~-A~-A-~-u_s~-~N-~-~-A_E__ ~--~------ExEcunvE OFFICES • POST OFFICE BOX 208 • WACO, TEXAS 76703 • (817) 772-3050 BERNARD RAPOPORT PRESIDENT September 26, 1974 Charles E. Goodell, Attorney HYDEt,IAN, MASON & GOODELL 1225 19th St., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 ••• it appears, Charles, that it's 'never enough' for some. While my emotional inclination is with Cl~rgy and Laity Concerned on this issue, my reason"hg is supportive of the Ford proposal. Love, Encl. CALC ltr 9/16/74 ·· ... TO: Charles E. Goqdell FROM: David F. Addlestone, Lawyers Military Defense Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (659-1138) John Schulz, Military Law Reporter (296-7590) /~~fOR~· / '· .... · RE: Service-connected Benefits {·} <.... . : ~·:~· \ c -~ DATE: September 30, 1974 \):- " '"'--...... -······ ELIGIBILITY/INELIGIBILITY ACCORDING TO DISCHARGE Key E = Eligible TBD = To Be Deto.rmined(by agency concerned) NE = Not Elig1ble The Presid~ntial Proclamation only dealt with benefits admin- · istered by the Veteran's Administration. As you can see that leaves open those benefi t.s administered by othe·r agencies. Since the ClemencJ Discharge automatically bars Veteran's Admin istration benefits and does not leave that determination up to the V.A., the Clemency Discharge is placed after the dishonorable dis charge column on the list. Benefits Hon. Gen. Undes. BCD Dishon. Clem. (Those administered by the V.A.) 1. Dependency & Indemnity Comp. E E TBD NE NE NE 2. Compensation for Service- connected Disability or Death E E TBD NE NE NE 3. Pension for Non-Service conencted Disability or Death E E TBD NE NE NE 4. Medal of Honor Roll Pension E E TBD NE NE NE 5. Insurance E E TBD TBD TBD NE 6. Vocational Rehabilitation E E TBD NE NE NE 7. Educational Assistance (Inc. Flight Training & Apprentice Training) E E , TBD NE NE NE 8. War Orphans' Educational Assistance E E TBD NE NE NE 9. Home and other loans E E TBD NE NE NE lO. Hospitalization & Domi- I cility care E E TBD NE .NE NE n.. :t-1edical and Dental Service E E TBD NE NE NE l2. Prosthetic Appliances E E . TBD NE NE NE t3. Guide Dogs & Equipment for Blindness E E TBD NE NE NE • Benefits Gen. Undes. BCD Dishon. ~·· 14. Special Housing (DV) E E TBD NE NE NE 15. Automobile (DV) E E TBD NE NE NE 16: Funerals & Burial Expenses E E TBD NE NE NE 17. Burial Flag E E TBD NE NE NE (Those administered by the Army) .!.Payment for Accrued Leave E E NE NE NE ? 2. Death Gratuity (6 mos. pay) E E E E NE ? 3. Transp6rtation to Home E E E E E ? 4. Transportation of Dependents· and Household Goods to Home E E NE NE NE ? 5. Wearing of Military Uniform E E ·NE NE NE ? 6. Admission to Soldiers' Home E E NE NE NE ? 7. Burial in Nat'l Cemetary E E NE NE NE ? B. Headstone Marker E E NE NE NE ? 9. Army Board for Correction ·Of Military Records E E E E E ? 10. Discharge Review Board E E E NE* NE ? *Unless awarded by a Special Court-Martial (Those administered by other federal agencies) 1. Preference for Farm Loans (Sept. of Agriculture) E E E E NE ? 2. Preference for Farm and other Rural Housing Loans {Dept. of Agriculture) E E E E NE ? 3. Civil Service Preference {Civil Service Commission) E E NE NE NE ? 4. Civil Service Retirement Credit· (Civil Service Com.) E E NE NE NE ? 5. Re-employment Rights (Dept. of Labor) E E NE NE NE ? 6. Job Counseling and Employ ment Placement (Dept. of Labor) E E TBD NE NE ? 7. Unemployment Compensation for ex-servicemen E E TBD NE NE ? B. Naturalization Benefits (Dept. of Justice Imm & Naturalization Service) E E . NE NE NE 7 9. Old Age and Disability Insurance (Soc. Security Administration) E E TBD NE NE ? DONALD E. LUKENS COMMITTEES: "TH DISTRICT APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND LOCAL STATE HOUSE Q:olnmbus 13216 SERVICES--VICE·CHAIRIIAN COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215 EDUCATION AND HEALTH FINANCE September 30, 1974 The Honorable Charles Goodell Director, Clemency Board White House Washington, D. C. 20050 Dear Charles: Just a quick note to congratulate you most sincerely on your newest appointment as Director of the President's new Clemency Board. It will be a very demanding job but I am sure also a very rewarding task. Your friend, D~ E. Lukens State Senator DEL/aja DONALD E. LUKENS 4TH DISTRICT The Honorable Charles Goodell STATE HOUSE Director, Clemency Board COLUMBUS. OHIO 43215 White House ~ Washington, D. C. 20050 EDWARD I. KOCH NEW YOlK OFfiCE. llnl DISTU:T. Nnr Y- Raoii3Ut 2li FIDIIAL PL.w. PIIOIIE: ZIZ..z64.106& COIIIIITTIES' ~ongre~~ of tbt llnittb ~tate~ WASHINGTON OfFICE: BANKING AND CURRENCY 1134 l.oltGWORTH Clma: 81111J)IJIG HOUSE ADMINISTRATION J(lou~e of l\eprt~mtatfbe~ Pllllll< ZOZ-225·243& llu(Jfngton, Jl.C:. 20515 Sept. 30, 1974 Han. Charles Goodell Presidential Clemency Review Board The White House Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Charlie: The President made a superb choice when he made you Chairman. If I can help in any way, do let me know. I am glad that Richard Tropp of your office has been in touch with my office. All the best, and let's stay in touch. ~ely, EDWARD I. KOCH EIK:bw €:ongress of tbe 1lnittb ~tates ~ouse of l\epresentattbes 0J Hon. Charles Goodell Presidential Clemency Review Board The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 HYDEMAN, M'ASON & GOODELL 1225 NINETEENTH STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, 0.C.20036 CHARLES E.GOODELL October 1, 1974 Dear Ray: It was good to hear from you again and most ~f a~l to r~ceive.your good wishes and ~xpress±on of fa1th 1n the 1ntegr1ty of President Ford. I feel it is warranted. Thank you for writing, and I do agree with you that new views and guidelines must be learned. With kind regard, I am Sincerely, //) /) /J r L::.K'~Q Mr. Raymond s. Rubinow 2 East 34th Street New York, N.Y. 10016 October 30, 197 4 Dear Charlie: Thanks. Just back from late vacation in Portugal - revolution and a Presidential resignation, yet! Found copy of Bob Pickus• s letter to you of 10/4 re amnesty. I have not been close to the discussion, so have no informed opinion about various approaches. But I did want to commend Bob to you. He is a dedicated worker in the vineyard, and has thought a lot about the preble m. For your interest, the enclosed piece from the New Yorker, and some recent correspondence I had with NBC re their program on amnesty, 11 Duty Bound,.. I still remain troubled about our new President, I appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, he seemed not to asp e essential point troubling his fellow-Americans: the meaning of ,.eq 1 j stice under the law 11 ? .. ,~THE. TALIC OF TtiE.'TOWN N e·w Man in Towu. VERYBODY ~omes . :~s a catalyst in a fiehl where most pco- · E to New York sooner ple regard the primary goal as some or bter. Ampng the fairly thing that isn't feasiblc. Do pm know recent arrivals is a fifty tl1at there have been more than a hun year-old, non-stop-talking dred wars since 194 5? \ V c have a list crusader named . Robert that was drawn up b)· a Hungarian breath, Mr. Pickus went on to say peace researcher, except that he left out !>ickus, a £~under, the pres- . that· the Council has been in existence ulent, and the main spokes the invasion of Hungary-which is since 196 7, and until fairly recently charactedstic of what we're up agaiJ'ist. man . of · an organization was principally based in Berkeley, Cali called the World Without One of our megalomaniacal goals is to "fornia, where he lives, with his wife try to link up all the people active in the ·lVar Coum:jl We met Mr. and children. He is currently a trans Pi.:kns at his newly _established h~ad peace field-church gronils, labor, the continental commuter, after a fashion, underground world-and to get e:1ch quarters, on top of the Flatiron Build- coming East every month or so for a mg.. "\Ve ' re a .very m. depen d ent out- grnup to put the ending of wars un its ten-day stretch. "I've been in peace 1wrm:111Cilt long-range agenda ami t:1kc fit-a sport in the peace-organization practically my entire adult life," he jungle-so these quarters seemed sort it sr.riously. Our claim is that with suit said, "but I'd never wanted to come to able perspectives we can devdop.. some of right for us,'~ he said. "Although New York before, because that's where we have a foot in the U.N.-orient common thought among the p:1cifists nearly every other group has its mim :md the world-law cmwd and the tlis ed camp, it would strike a false note eograph machines. I wanted to con :~rmamcnt. pe.ople aml other ~roups, for us to be over. near First Avenue , centrate on regional work, in places l•ke psrclna~nsts, who arc examining and it would be equally wrong for like Seattle, and like Oakland, where war ami peace in tl1e larger sense, from us to be down in SoHo with the peace we've been able to have a demonstrable cause groups. Our criticism of the con-. the point of view of man himsdf. Up impact on groups such as the Episcopal tn now, the farther we've stayed frnni v~ntional peace movement has been al Diocese of California. \Ve're a min :Xew York, the easier it has secmctl tu most as sharp as our criticism of the imalist organization trying to function balance-of-power people. Besides, the pull ,tiffcrent groups together." rent's cheap, because we don't have any Mr. Pickus, who might have. a water in this penthouse and·, as you Ph.D. in political science if his tlis.c;crta may have noticed, you have to climb ticm were not twenty-odd years over thirty-eight steps to get here." due, tnld us that he: has led a rca- While we were still catching our . ··-" >. ,_ "'t.. ·•-rf -. sonably peripatetic life: born in .Sioux City, raised in Illinois, educated in Chicago and London, war service chiefly with the O.S.S.-in Sweden. "In Stockholm, it made an enormous impression on me to .be thrown ·to gether with one ethically centered ref ugee after another-men for whom the likelihood of failure was an in- . power, and that Hanoi, for instance, tegral part of exiStence but who none- . couldn't be blamed for anything. How thdess clung to a belief in the im- can. you keep telling people that their portance of persisting in 'their. ideals," country . is uniquely corrupt, vicious, • ··-- . he said. "In 1951, I looked arou_n_r.d.-~a~n!!d~e~x~p:!!lo~i!!ta:.!u!.!·v~e~,.!a~n!::d~th:.:.:e::.:n.:.;h.:;o:,.•pe:.:::,...:::to:...?gt:;e;.t.:...------~--- - -tor a place tnat woui(f. ree{i"'"'i'i'iCWh'"lle them to move in concert wnnthe rest -----~"""' . ! I tried to end all wars, and I went to of the world? I'm a pacifist, but I seem work for the Quakers, but I left, he- to spend too much of my time these cai1se I felt they had inadequate politi- days arguing with my pacifist brethren. about. Still, we l1ave to-' cal understanding. In 1961, Robert Right now, we're hung up on amnesty, push on: and I hope to ' Gilmore and I started an organiza- which I'm afraid is beginning to pro- he able to link up some tion called Turn Toward Peace, which long the polarization caused by the war. of the energy left over ' was supposed to be a clearinghouse Our view of men who left the coun- from Vietnam to find ·: for sixty· nr so groups. But Vietnam try rather than take the consequences committed leadership for . soon intruded and began to eclipse of hdng conscientious objectors is that peace, to hind that .to every other issue. \Ve in the peace while conscience is naturally of value, gether, to relate it to movement ·may have to pay a· ter- so i~ law, and individuals just can't be all segments of the com rihle price for some fundamental moral · permitted to walk in and out of political munity, and to rebuild and political errors we made during srstems as they choose. We in the whatever it is that peo that war. Too many peace workers Council generally favor bringing peo- ple in this country need propagatt-d the notion that the only had pie home in some way that won't rup- to make them tatkle thing about Vietnam was American· ture the delicate connective elements large challenges. Well, we've stayed away from of society-perhaps by offering them New York· all along, amnesty hut with an alternative service and have kept pure, I requirement. A lot of peace people dis suppose, getting by with agree with us on that. The left feels small sums of money that we're selling out, and the right and ro;mg thinks that we're either dangerous or volunteer~. But we haven't accom idiotic, ami the middle doesn't seem to plished enough. So now he ahle to grasp what we're talking we're here in the main stream, and I just hope we don't become like· manr East Coast organi zations and devote most · of our time to raising enough money simply to stay in business. That would he bad for, among other things, my pride, and it's been mr pride that's kept me going. If you think your energies and abilities are worth anything, rou want a task that's really big. Mine feels a little bit too hig ttl me dght now." THE TALK OF THE TOWN • \ August 22, 1974 ;. I . Dear Messrs. Goodman and Adams: ! J . May I suggest a further contribution by NBC to a currently i developing public policy discussion of some considerable i importance • I j I refer to President Ford's and Senator Kennedy's recent I remarks on the subject of amnesty to the Veterans of Foreign I Wars.· I On 3/11/73 NBC presented .an e.:xtraordinary public affairs I! program, ."Duty Bound", in conjunction with the National . Council of Churches. I have already seen it twice and I ~ecured a copy of fhe script. It-·is one of the most thoughtful I treatment$ of the subject yet presented. ·I. As a layman I cio not conside'rations involved in a. I kno~the I decision to rebroadcast this fine play. I address this letter I . to you both, therefore, in the belief that if the idea does I I appeal to you -you will pass it on to the appropriate department. I i If NBC does decide to rebroadcast it, it might be interesting I j and appropriate to relate the program to the discussion now opened by Presid ord and Senator Kennedy. I I i .. . I r - Raymond S. "" I . I , Mr. Julian Goodman, Chairman I Mr. David Adams, Vice Chairman ,. gBc 30 Rockefeller Plaza I I New York, New York I I cc: Mr. Martin Hoade, Ms. Doris Ann I I! - I 2 EAST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 (212) 532-3900 I .. NATIONAL BROf\DCASTING COMPANY, INC. THII?.TY ROCKEFELLER rLAZA, l'-.'EW YORK, N.Y. ramo, CIRCLE 7-83oo 1\LBEJ(f R. KROEGER October 11, 1974 Mr o Raymond S. Rubinow 2 East 34th Street New York, New York 10016 Dear Mr. Rubinow: Julian Goodman and David Adams have asked me to thank you for your thoughtful letter, and I am sorry that our reply has taken so long. We have checked into the rebroadcast possibili ties but there is no present plan to repeat the public af fairs program "Duty Bound," which was originally presented in conjunction with the National Council of Churches, and broadcast a second time some months later. The program, as you know, was designed to help develop a public discussion and dialogue on the question of amnesty. Currently, this subject is rece1v1ng con siderable public attention, thus the original goal of the program has been accomplished. NBC News will, as it has in the past, continue to cover developments related to the amnesty situation and we appreciate your interest in writing us about this. Cordially, . / Albert R. Kroeger LAW OFFICES SHIPLEY SMOAK AKERMAN STEIN & K.APS 1108 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. 20045 NEW YORK OFFICE (202) 783-1647 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS October 9, 1974 Honorable Charles E. Goodell 1225 - 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Dear Charlie: I enjoyed very much watching you and Martin Agronsky on Channel 26 the other night - and I was particularly glad when you rebuffed his efforts to advance the "kick a man when he is down" approach he seems to take with Nixon. Sinc[Jurs, Carl L. Shipley CLS :vh '' h" • ... • HONO~-IL! ·eMARL!I! 'GOODE~~ JR CHAlRMAN·CLIM!NC¥ ·R!Vf!W IOA.D WHIT~ HOUS! • ,~ · WASHINGTON OC '20500 ·· ; ... iME' MAGAZJ~! ~UILt.HI-~··AISO~~ATiON, w~iC~ RE~-!~INi. i!t ~U8Ll8HERS ANO 428 ~UILfeATlONS, HAS -ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG SU,~ORTER OF TME P,UI~!C S!RVICE !'~OATS AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF TME ADVERTISING , .. ~·.:, COUNC 1L 1 Ml!' A MEMBERS MAY!, OVE- ~ME YEARS i. GENEROUSLY CONTR I BUTEO · AOV!RTIS!NG SPACE IN TH!!R PUBLt~lTlONS fO~~TMESE CAMPAIGNS, TME M,A NOW WISHES TO VO!Cf fTS SUPPO~T 'OR TH! LAST!ST'l0V!RT1SIN~ tOUNC IL UNOERT AK ZNG, ·. Tt-IAT 0' :IIRO!IIOT lNG "t!S !DENT ,0_0 f S ·CAlVE TO . !lGHT !N,LATlON'AND CONI!-Y!;!NEAG¥ 1 -·TH! MilA IT4N08 READ¥ TO-ASSIST '>. TH! ·PR~S!O!NT tN ANY WAY IT CAN ' / 'IT!PHEN E KELLY IPR!S I O!NT MAGA Z t NE ·PUBL l SHERS ASSOCI ATl ON 575 ~!XlNGTON AVE NEW YORK NV 10022 .. tftOI EDT MGMWIHT HSB no'·, /:;To "'. :_:? ,/_:,\ (.. ) \'} .· ) ) SPENGLER CARLSON GUBAR 8 CHURCHILL ATTORNEYS AT LAW 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 ROBERT S. CARL.SON TEL.EPHONE JONATHAN H. CHURCHIL.L. (212) 682-4444 L.EONARD GUBAR CABLE "ROCKSCOURT" CL.ARK J. GURNEY JEROME M. LEWINE TELEX 127596 J. EDWARD MEYER,m BRUCE A. RICH SIL.AS SPENGL.ER ALAN J. GARDNER October 10, 1974 GREGORY KATZ CHARLES E. MATTHEWS, JR. WILLIAM J. McSHERRY, JR. JOHN J. NOVAK, JR. ROBERT L.. ROBINSON LEONARD SCHNEIDMAN WILLIAM F. TUETING Mr. Charles E. Goodell Hydeman & Mason 1225 Nineteenth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Charlie: This is a belated congratulations on your new appointment. I can't think of anyone more qualified, able and experienced to handle the difficult problems of amnesty. It must also be a great pleasure to partici pate again directly in public affairs. Sincerely yours, 1Latu ~tbool of 1barbarb 1tnibtr~itp (Umbribge, ;fRas~. 02138 October 11, 1974 Charles Goodell Washington o.c. Dear Charles, I've been meaning to drop you a note of congratulations and good wishes, and since I'm just about to head off for a meeting on the Halperin wiretap case, this is a good time to do it. Mort's suit is progressing at a snail's pace, but we are just about to begin deposing the significant defendants, Haig, Higby, Kissinger (fat chance), and the Watergate cover-up defendants (fatter chance) . You were excellent on the Today Show orl the pardon. With your name then being bandied about for any number of positions you could easily have taken a team position, but you left no doubt that you were going to be -someone in the administration who would be capable of providing constructive criticism and independent judgmentt. I am still on the litigation track. Last year I taught Evidence and Criminal Procedure. This year I'm back on leave, working with the public defenders office here in Massachusetts soaking up trial experience. It's the pits (as Jean Boudin used to say), a long way from Byrne's courtroom, but a real journeyman kind of experience. I hope to stay on leave next year also, and spend it in a big city prosecutor's office seeing the other side. That still has to be worked out with the dean. God help you in doing your job. It sounds very tough. If I can help you in any way, please let me know. Fern and I would love to see you if you ever come to Boston. October 21, 1974 Dear Margie: It was good to hear from you aqain, and thank you very much for your friendly comments. Perhaps when times are less hectic" we can spend some time visiting. lt would be very pleasant. With warm regard, I am Sincerely, r-:s. Margery 'l'abank.in Director ~he Youth Project lOGO Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, r:..c. 20007 \ --- 'KXD WISCONSIN AvE NN WASHINGTON. CC 2CXXJ7 cY / 202 338-5721 September 17, 1974 Charles E. Goodell, Esq. 733 - 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D. c. Dear Charles, It's been a long time since we've been in touch. I was really pleased and excited to read of your appointment as chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board. I'm glad to see that President Ford saw amnesty as a priority issue, and hope that his choosing you as head of the review board indicates his sincere comndtment to find a positive solution to the problem of the many young men who followed their consciences and did not serve in the armed forces during the Vietnam War. I'd love to spend some time together soon. Best personal regards, -- .. , )/uJA. Margery ~kin Director 294 PAGE SWEET SAN FRANCISCO. Cf>.liFORNIA 94102 415 626-5570 87 Wf>.lTON SWEET, SUfTE 504 All.ANTA GEORGIA 30303 404 688-7 451 October 21. 1974 Dear John: Your telegram was heart-warming indeed aad greatly appreciated. It's always a happy occasion to hear from old time friends. and thanks especially for all your qood wishes. tti th warm reqard • 1 am Sincerely, Mr. John H. Voorhees Watkins Glen, Rev York 14891 -,.. .. ·LLA046 WAF068(1150)(1-0l2962A263>PD 091'20174 -~-~~ SEP 20 PH 12: 48 ICS IPMNAWA WSH c-: Ct~v- • 10017 2-013441E263 ~2Q-74 (' . • PMS 6075354905 TDMT,:WATKINS GLENN NY 58 09-20 1131AEDT • HONORABLE CHARLES ~DELL • • .. ~13~ 15 ST NORTHVESI=..:.::c_· __ VASHDC '< MY MOST SINCEREl~D BEST WISHES ON YOUR NEW APPOINT~NT BY OUR • NEW GREAT PRESIIfiNT GERALD R FORD. ALL I CAl SAY IS I EXPECTED NO LESS OF YOU CHARLIE. MY NOST SINCERE REGARDS AND BEST WISHES • TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND I YOUR OLD SCHUYLER COUNTY CAMPAIGN • DIRECTOR WHEN YOU WERE CONGRESSMAN. • JOHN H VOORHEEIS WATKINS GLEN NEW YORK • • NNNN • SF-1201 (RS-68) I .. .. • Oct 23, 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: RICK TROPP BOB HORN FROM: LETTER FROM SUBJECT: EMIL M. DEUTSCH This is to make note of the fact that the attached letter has been add res sed to the following as well as the one which came in addressed for Mr.· Goodell: Mr. Dougovita Mr. Finch Mr. Jordan Each of the above is being forwarded to their respective offices. '· ., .; ' - " ·v•• \ \ ' f .. ,· , I ~~~~ddt,d~ fl~·~1~ tAr~~1 t~, J}.Q ' jlj}$4 (J OCT 2 31g74 . . !fit at ~. !/lU)eitt,t .. (./9,~ ;tcA.l(~al t-(J r~ .44--daM.m~ (}!4 ~~ ~ 13.o-at.d. . ;j_t-~:to "ffl<. iltctc ~ ~ ~' J'..cUd ,,~,~l!c ~~derv11~:>CUukt,lt, ltf7'1~ 4~flt.~ fo ~~ ~ ~~~ 4i~t"..e~~ ~ndlmu:W~~~ ~~'&.&<.~~' Mktt '~AA'Itdtfunci ro A I~ e ~h.d ~ 14.<. ~ ~a.wt.. J~ 3ta.t~ ~~U..at ~.4~ /M-~ /uHtra.~~· ~ IJ~ca...... f~~tL;t,~J~~ ~t-orr ,{Je ~~~ ~cdf,-U4t~lfAnd~4Mki~~~~ ~ lrutii,am, . -~ g-uV.Ii-~ tl:tMj~ 1.d.tMu., "'t ~1- -wU<- t-o ~~ ~~~~~~,.,;...u~ ~~7,.-u~~u~~ ~~ tt~ .1/u. ~&.-~~; '"1d; ~Oud~d Lrllt.L 'Wa.t.., ~·tle. ~icw; ,u!MM,~Ji.- ~~~ ,oui«,~A.CL4-~~ .Pl4 ~ctc;ti,'~ ~~ ~ ;.~~to du Z{.~.#~ · ).~d t~t.eu;~ #1,,~ ~~ ro~ r~ ~~ ~~ ~bzh -'1/ti.J'J,pMti. /o ~~A~~~~ ;I~~ .I&-~"~ t:dt ~AU4-. . _ JAli:tl ~IK. ~ ,x-~ t1frl!.:>~;~~ ~ ~~ ~i4~ati~ i.,JU. A-~,.i.~~ ~~4t~~~~ .. -- ~---~----~~- ~~~-j»rlAt"ti!A.' ~~t-~ ~~ ~~- . . . . ' ' .. i:.· ' . . ' ·v~ \ \ I . "f . \ • ,· . , .. - Af'.:tt...c~ ~7~--.....t .....__ )~}e<.-4/t&_'/>'-'~ . f;n_ ..,_~ ~R.r;;-~~ 4£~, '"/~ ---. . . ~~~,,~ ~Jh.:r~ 7/lo 1t~t1tk_. # 1 . .:. . ~.t_l ~~A ~53~ . ----;- -~---- . ' ·-· \ I ! ... 366 Scott Street Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 October 28, 1974 Presjdential Clemency Board Executive Uffi ce Building ~iasMngton, D. C. fo the Presidential Clemency Board: ithen President Ford announced the amnesty program, he said it was \~.:.'> \ within the bounds of previous presidential plans. At the same time he '·· ...... "'"M··"· invoked the words of Abraham Lincoln, who faced with the most di ffi cult amnesty circumstances in our history acted with wisdom and. without alternative service requirements. President Ford ~quoted the Second Inaugural, promising to 11 do e-..reryt.lling in my power to bind up the Nation's wounds.• ·r11e President's program, however, can only bind up wounds as a field medic might, leaving the signs of battle very visible. But vie are no longer at 1var and we no longer need the services of a medic. Instead we have experts, the Clemency Board, experts not in medicine but in civic morality. ·rna President has cllosen members of the Board on just this ground: your sensitivity to the permanent interest of the Nation. ~Vi th this in mind 1 should like to propose for your consideration a course of action by which you can exercise moral leadershjp within your legal authority: Announce that you will recommend clemency with no condition of alternative service for all persons whose offenses are substantially offenses of conscientious objection to the Vietnam War, regardless of the form those offenses took. You are empowered to recommend alternate service llv1here appropriate" ·as well as to take into account 11 mi tigating factors.• Legally, this SJ. ggesti on means that the Board. concludes in advance that for an en tire class of persons mitigating circumstances render it appropriate to recommend no alternative service. There are few people in the United States today who believe the Vietnam War ~vas wise policy. There are many, on the other hand, who believe it was not only tragic public policy but also immoral and unconstitutional. Among these are a sizable number of persons over whom you have jurisdiction. That you have jurisdiction over them rather than over others is largely accidential: it was one's age, sex, birthday, or draft status which permitted many people in the United States to argue about Vietnam rather than to be compelled to Ci ght there. TI1ose whose objection to the war entangled them with civilian or military law ultimately led ~-to the authority you now have over their future. Their surface disloyalt,y should not obscure their deeper faith in the best instincts of America. They should noW be per.mitted &~speedy return to civilian life without the requirement of alternative service.· l t has been the meaning of amnesty since ancient Greece to forget, not to prolong legal sanction for past action. An announcement by the Board, or even by s001e or the Board, that clemency recommendation will be for zero months alternate service for all persons whose confiction was, substantially, for conscientious objection to the War, has significant benefits for the Nation. First, the announcement will lead to the prompt reunion of many Americans with their families after years of separa~ion. Second, it will heal the open domestic wounds of the war now, rather than two years from now when the Review Board is dissolved and the last alternative service IIley' be completed. i'hi rd, an announcement of no alternative service will set an example for similar policies by selective service boards and military agencies charged with functions comparable to yours. Fourth, the policy will save a large portion of the federal money a.l.located to the Board, as well as the time or its members. .Finally, a •zero months alternative serflce• policy will demonstrate to Americans and to the world that a group of citizens vested with power · by the ~ation's chief executive can act with leadership, imagination, and wisdom. Yfuile President Ford prpposed~to 8 bind the Nation's wounds,• you have it within your legal authority to realize additional words from the Secdmd lnaugural of president Lincoln - With malice toward none; with charity for all • • • • Very respectuflly, ClJt, Q. titf/(e., Charles A. Miller /· ~~~%~PAPA 225 ~JJ.t/YJ~.Af;; qj/Jff2ff 12th Day Mar Cheshvan 5735 October 28th 1974 •. ..,->"'~~-· / .. :f'- r o l~ (• /' "~··" ".(.· I r ...) "-:, .. f -.J t"':"· : <.t: Hon. Charles Goodell ! c~: Chairman, Amnisty Committee The White House Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Goodell: Upon hearing the good news of your appointment to the Chairmanship of the Amnisty Committee, I immediately '_/17 sent you my heartfelt congratulations. /~ ~~ I would like to know if you received my communi- ~~ cation, because I did not receive any acknowledgement. With every good wish for your continued success, health and happiness, and trusting to hear from you, I remain CUL: sg MANAGING EDITOR, "The Jewish Press'', Brooklyn, N.Y. DIRECTOR, Community Service Bureau, Mesivta Torah Voclaath, Brooklyn, N.Y. PRESIDENT, National Information Bureou for Jewish Life, New York, N.Y. VICE PRESIDENT for RESEARCH and PROJECT, Mesivta Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn, N.Y. 366 Scott Street Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 October 29, 1974 Mr. Charles E. Goodell, Esq. 280 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017 Dear Mr. Goodella I write you in your capacity as Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board and enclose a copy of a letter that I have sent to the Board in Washington. Since I am not sure how often you meet or how such a letter would be distributed to members individual~, I am sending a copy directly to you in New York. My proposal for the Board, in the letter enclosed, is this. The Board should consider recommending as a general policy that no months of alternative service be given to persons in its juris diction if t~L law violation involved was one which clearly re lated to a moral objection to the Nation's participation in the Vietnam War. The reason for such a proposal is simply my desire to see the Vietnam War brought to as speedy and just end as possible within the/~~~D-:?D United States. So far as I can tell from newspapers, the amnesty /_" '" (, ·. program is neither bringing home many of the people who ought to {:::' ~~ · be united with their families and contributing to their communitie~.{\ {:· nor has it, on the other hand, provoked a continuing debate and '·-' "' opposition to its potential "laxness." In other words, the prac~ical'· obstacles that might have suggested there was no need to provide a specifically moral leadership on the part of the Clemency Board do not exist. The enclosed statement addresses itself primarily to the moral questions, just as opposition to the Vietnam War did several years ago. The war can be brought to its swiftest conclusion within the legal authority of the Clemency Board by determining that moral opposition to the war is a "mitigating" reason for being relieved of further punishment. Although the history of amnesty, back to the ancient Greeks, contains some occasions of conditional amnesty, the fundamental idaa behind it, the idea which Abraham Lincoln adhered to in his amnesty proclamations, is an official "forgetting" in order to reunite factions of a nation. I hope that you will be able to consider the suggestion enclosed when you next preside at a Clemency Board meeting. Sincerely yours, ~ 4. /lUll!.. Charles A. Miller October 29, 1974 Dear Al: It was qreat to bear fr011 you through Mra. O'Connor and by your letter of October 9. The Cl.aency Board ia a tough aasiqnment, .;.)Ut I think we are making good progress, and I enjoy immensely working with Mrs. o'Connor. '!'bank you for your good wishea, which I reciprocate warmly. With kind reqard, .!: aa Sincerely, Charles E. Goodell Mr. i\lbert S. Hinkle 01vision of Bousinq and Coammity Renewal State of Rev York 'l'Wo WOrld Trade Center Mew York, N.Y. 10047 STATE OF NEW YORK • EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ~DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10047 LEE GOODWIN COMMISSIONER LESTER EISNER, JR. FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PETER F. GAYNOR, JR. DEPUTY COMM ISS lONER ALBERTS. HINKLE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER October 9, 1974 OCT 161974 Mr. Charles E. Goodell, Chairman Clemency Review Board 460 Old Executive Office Building Washington, D.C. 20506 Dear Charlie: I think it is particularly appropriate that a fellow Episcopalian is heading the Clemency Review Board. I'm sure your background will be a great help to you in arriving at a just solution to the cases presented to the Board. , President Ford made an excellent choice. Mrs. O'Connor, who is also in The Division of Housing, said that she mentioned my name to you, although she said she forgot and told you I was from Tarrytown, I said no, it was Corning the glass town! Needless to say, you have my good wishes for you in the new job. Give my best regards to your wife. Sincerely, /:J/J (_,A-( Albert s. Hinkle Assistant Commissioner October 29, 1974 Dear Roudy: Thanks for your thouqhtful note oonqratulatinq me on my appoiatmeat. Please accept my belated congratulations to you. It will be a very great pleasure working with you. It is imperative that the President's Clemency Board in no way aliqbt our Yeterana, and I am glad you are there tc defend their interests. With warm personal r89ards, I am Sincerely, Charles E. Goodell The Honorable Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Waahinqton, D.C. 20420 VETERANS ADMIN I STRATI ON WASHINGTON, D. C. 20420 OFFICE OF October 1, 1974 THE ADMINISTRATOR OF" VETERANS AF"F"AIRS The Honorable Charles Goodell Chairman, Presidential Clemency Board Rm. 460, Old Executive Office Building Washington, D. C. 20500 uearMr~ Congratulations on your appointment as Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board. It will be my pleasure to work with you, in anyway I can, as all of us in President Ford 1 s Admin istration move forward to help solve the grave problems of our Nation in the days and years ahead. Please call on me. Acting Administrator • October 29, 1974 Dear Chuck: It was qreat to bear from you •••in and knowing thinqs are in good hands for the Republicans in Yates County. I appreciated your sending the clippinq. Althouqh the press enjoys characterizing 11te aa returning from exile, it wasntt quite that bad. I must say, however, that the tone and atlllO aphere of the Ford Administration is quite an improvement. With warm personal reqard, I am Sincerely, Charles E. Goodell Mr. Charles L. Wallis, Chairman lteul.a Colleqe Keuka Park, Mew York 14478 ·~~. ·-.....__.4·,·' Vice-Chairman Dr. John A. Tusch Mrs. Marian V. Wright Donald L. Stork Secretary Yates County P. Henry Flynn Treasurer Republican Committee Paul R. Taylor Counsel State Committeemen G. Bryce Barden Mrs. Catherine Elliott President, Women's Republican Club Charles L. Wallis, Chmn., Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York 14478 Mrs. Nancy S. Taylor October 18, 1974 Dear Charlie: Congratulations and best wishes. I hadn't realized you bad been in exUel (See story enclosed.) Cordially, Chuck in Yates County since 1855 October 29, 1974 Dear Bob: / :::bank you for your letter of October 23, 1974. It was great to hear frOll'l you again. You seem t.o be keepinq track of the press all ovu the country, so that I can' t qet away with aaythill Phase qive my warmest regards to Joan. I hope to see you soon. Sincerely, Charles E. Goodell Mr. .~.:;;obert w.. Minor Vorya, Sater, Seymoure and Pease 52 Eaat Gay Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 ARTHUR I. VORYS 1656-1933 ROBERT w. MINOR LOWRY F. SATER 1667-1935 VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE .JOHN W. HOBERG AUGUSTUS T. SEYMOUR 1673-1926 .JAMES P. F'RIEOT EDWARD L. PEASE 1673-IBZ-4 PHILIP C . .JOHNSTON ELBERT R. NESTER 52 EAST GAY STREET WILLIAM D. KLOSS BYRON E. ,-ORO MICHAEL G. LONG RICHARD f". SATER THOMAS M. TARPY .JAMES O. SEYMOUR KENNETH M. ROYALTY ARTHUR I.VORYS COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215 ROBE!:RT f'". WEAVER, .JR. .JOHN C. ELAM DAVID S. CUPPS RUSSELL P. HERROLD, .JR. .JAMES H. HEODI!:N CHARLES D. MINOR DANIEL H. SCHOEOINGER EDGAR A. STRAUSE TELEPHONE PHILLIP L. NUNNALLY WILLIAM W. ELLIS, .JR. 614-Z28-6151 SUSAN E. BROWN RICHARD G. I SON CABLE AOORESS GRADY L. PETTIGREW, .JR. ANN H. CASTO .JAMES P. KENNEDY VORYSATER HERBERT R. BROWN .JOSEPH 0. LONARDO EDWARD A. SCHRAG, .JR. MICHAEL W. DONALDSON COLBORN M.ADDISON MICHAEL ..J. CANTER LEON M. McCORKLE, .JR LESTER S. LASH October 23, 1974 RUSSELL M. GERTMENIAN ROGER A.YURCHUCK ALAN T RADNOR .JERRY D • .JORDAN MARY ELLEN FAIRF'IELD .JACOB E. DAVIS n C. WILLIAM O'NEILL CHARLES F. DUGAN n ROBERT E. TAIT DUKE W. THOMAS CHARLES S. Dlt'ROUSIE RICHARD R. STEDMAN GEORGE N. COREY SHELDON A. TAFT FREDERICK R. REED THOMAS M. TAGGART DAVID H. WILLIAMS .JAMES B. CUSHMAN G. ROSS BRIDGMAN ROBERT W. WERTH w . .JONATHAN AIREY KENNETH D. BECK STEVEN J. McCOY .JAMES H. GROSS PHILIP W. STICHTER .JAMES R. BEATLEY, .JR. ROBERT E. LEACH SCOTT N. WHITLOCK COUNSEL LAWRENCE L. F'ISHER THOMAS B, RIDGLEY Charles E. Goodell, Esq. Hydeman, Mason and Goodell 1225 Nineteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Dear Charlie: A friend in Washington sent me a copy of the story in Sunday's Post. Joan and I had been following your amnesty job in the-Review Press with admiration, despite Louise Ran som's reservations. From the Post account, we've got some catching up to do. As far as this end is concerned, we're still embroiled in litigation with Art Metal of Jamestown. Your good advice of a couple of years ago saved us a lot of trouble and maybe some money. I get to Washington from time to time and will call on the chance we can get together. I almost came back last January on a semi-permanent basis, but better judgment (read "Joan") prevailed. All the best. Sincerely, ~ Robert W. Minor RWM:rc