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Signed Letter: Senator Prescott Bush restricting communist propaganda

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    Signed letter from Senator Prescott Bush dated January 31, 1962, informing a constituent that he will “reinstitute restriction on the delivery of communist propaganda through the United States mails, and I am pleased to inform you that I have introduced legislation to bring this about.” Letter includes press release about this legislation. This 1962 statute was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Lamont v. Postmaster General, a landmark First Amendment case and the first time the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that was viewed as an abridgment of the First Amendment right to free speech.

    Comments: Senator Prescott Bush represented the state of Connecticut from 1952 – 1963. He was the father of President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush.

    Additional information

    Location Published

    Washington DC

    Publisher

    United States Senate

    Edition

    Signed Letter

    Date Published

    1962

    ISBN
    Binding

    Letter

    Condition

    Fine

    Jacket Condition
    Author

    Bush | Prescott