Letter from Leonard Brown, Jr. to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from David Niles

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L. Brown 93-B by April 17, 1951 Dear Mr. Brown: I have your letter of April 11th, addressed to the President. No doubt you know that the Winstead Amendment was defeated on the floor of the House last week. The President's views on discrimination have not changed and will not change, since they flow from the duties placed upon him by the Constitution, as well as from his personal sense of justice and fair play. Cordially, DAVID K. NILES Administrative Assistant to the President Mr. Leonard Brown, Jr. 127 South West Street Alexandria, Virginia no peferral went as of 7-9-51 the