Telegram Regarding Bombing at Madison, Wisconsin

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Description

Congressmen Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., Robert Mathias, Don Clausen, and William Scherle send this telegram to Chairman William Scranton of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest regarding an investigation into a bombing.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards.

National Archives Identifier: 29915383

Full Citation: Telegram from Congressmen Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., Robert Mathias, Don Clausen, and William Scherle to Chairman William Scranton of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest Regarding Investigation into the Bombing at Madison, Wisconsin; 8/28/1970; McCloy, John, 1981 – 1983; Numerical Files, 1981 – 1983; Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Record Group 220; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-madison-bombing/, April 1, 2026]

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