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CARL T. CURTIS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/03/1971 - HFSID 34350

Typed Letter signed as US Senator (1971), responding to a constituent school principal's support for a Cabinet Post of Secretary of Education Typed Letter signed: "Carl T. Curtis", 1 page, 8x10. Washington, D.C., 1971 June 3. On his personal Senate letterhead to Jack F.

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CARL T. CURTIS
Typed Letter signed as US Senator (1971), responding to a constituent school principal's support for a Cabinet Post of Secretary of Education
Typed Letter signed: "Carl T. Curtis", 1 page, 8x10. Washington, D.C., 1971 June 3. On his personal Senate letterhead to Jack F. Dodds, Principal, Riley Elementary School, Lincoln, Nebraska. In full: "Thank you for your recent letter advising me that you favor creation of a Cabinet post of Secretary of Education. I believe very strongly that the Office of Education does not belong in the Department of HEW [Health, Education and Welfare]. There are too many things joined together in one Department and education is deserving of a separate entity. There are pending proposals for cabinet reorganization. I do not know how this proposal will fit in with that, but I certainly feel that education should not be hampered by being tied to unrelated activities as it is now. With kindest regards I am sincerely yours". Nebraskan Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000), a Republican, served in the US House of Representatives (1939-1954) and Senate (1954-1979). Known for his anti-communism and fiscal conservatism, Curtis was Barry Goldwater's floor manager at the 1964 Republican National Convention. He loyally supported President Nixon on the Vietnam War and throughout the Watergate crisis. After leaving the Senate he was a leader of the American Freedom Coalition, a conservative advocacy group. At the time Curtis signed this letter, the proposal for a Cabinet-level Department of Education, strongly backed by teachers' advocacy groups like the National Education Association, had more support from Democrats than Republicans, many of the latter fearing federal interference in local schools. Legislation establishing the Department was finally signed by President Carter in 1979, shortly after Curtis left office. Ronald Reagan, who defeated Carter in 1980, called in his campaign for dissolving the new bureaucracy. However, Republicans soon recognized that the Department could serve their own policy priorities; its abolition is no longer under discussion. Lightly toned and creased. Light dents in left edge. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise, in fine condition.

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