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December 7, 1970
Dear President Nixon,
Please stop the war in Viet Nam my cousin is in.
And I want the United States to settle down.
Sincerely yours,
Pam Kaplan
January 15, 1971
Dear Pam:
On behalf of the President, I wish to acknowledge your letter and to thank you for your comments. He wants you to know that he and his advisers are doing everything they can to obtain peace in Vietnam and to solve our problems at home.
With the President’s best wishes, and his gratitude for your cousin’s service to our country,
Sincerely,
Noble M. Melencamp
Staff Assistant to the President
Miss Pam Kaplan
3257 Cedarbrook Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
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This primary source comes from the Collection RN-WHAN: White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 6721944
Full Citation: Letter from Pam Kaplan to President Nixon and White House Response; 12/7/1970; White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files, 1/20/1969 – 8/9/1974; Collection RN-WHAN: White House Alpha (Alphabetical) Name Files (Nixon Administration),; Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/a-childs-request/, April 5, 2026]
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