Letter from Justice William O. Douglas to President Harry S. Truman, with Unsent Reply from President Harry S. Truman

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 9, 1952 ago ARCHIVER NATIONAS AND RECORDA Dear Bill: I appreciated very much your letter of July third and I am sorry that I didn't have a chance to talk with you before you left. In fact, I am sorry that I didn't have an opportunity to discuss precedents with you before you came to the conclusion you did on that crazy deci- sion that has tied up the country. I am writing a monograph on just what makes Justices of the Supreme Court tick. There was no decision by the majority although there were seven opinions against what was best for the country. I don't see how a Court made up of so-called "Liberals' could do what that Court did to me. I am going to find out just why before I quit this office. Sincerely yours Honorable William O. Douglas Justice of the Supreme Court Washington 13, D. C.