RODINO, PETER W, JR. 1909-2005. Typed Letter Signed ("Peter"), 1 p, 8vo, Washington, DC, December 4, 1974, to Carlos Moorhead, on Congressional letterhead, presenting Moorhead with a gavel used during the Watergate hearings, together with wooden gavel, 300 x 120 mm, inscribed on handle, "For Carlos J. Moorhead / July 27, 1974 / Peter W. Rodino," fine. Pete Rodino, Democratic congressman from New Jersey, was largely unknown when he was thrust into the spotlight in 1974 as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee conducting the investigation into the Watergate break-in. Carlos Moorhead, a freshman Republican representing Glendale, CA, was also on the committee, and not long after Nixon's resignation and the conclusion of the hearings, Rodino gifted Moorhead one of the wooden gavels used during the hearings. In his presentation note, Rodino writes: "Since we have shared an extraordinary experience in our country's history, I thought you might like, as a memento of those historic events, one of the gavels I used during the impeachment hearings." Rodino dates the gavel "July 27, 1974," the day the first article of impeachment against Nixon was passed. See illustration.
RODINO, PETER W, JR. 1909-2005. Typed Letter Signed ("Peter"), 1 p, 8vo, Washington, DC, December 4, 1974, to Carlos Moorhead, on Congressional letterhead, presenting Moorhead with a gavel used during the Watergate hearings, together with wooden gavel, 300 x 120 mm, inscribed on handle, "For Carlos J. Moorhead / July 27, 1974 / Peter W. Rodino," fine. Pete Rodino, Democratic congressman from New Jersey, was largely unknown when he was thrust into the spotlight in 1974 as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee conducting the investigation into the Watergate break-in. Carlos Moorhead, a freshman Republican representing Glendale, CA, was also on the committee, and not long after Nixon's resignation and the conclusion of the hearings, Rodino gifted Moorhead one of the wooden gavels used during the hearings. In his presentation note, Rodino writes: "Since we have shared an extraordinary experience in our country's history, I thought you might like, as a memento of those historic events, one of the gavels I used during the impeachment hearings." Rodino dates the gavel "July 27, 1974," the day the first article of impeachment against Nixon was passed. See illustration.
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