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    "description": "This file contains:\n\nFrom Larry West Deane to Dean RE: a request for assistance from Dean in regard to Mr. Deane's father-in-law's application for disability. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 11/29/1969\n\nPostmarked envelope addressed to Dean from Larry W. Deane. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Other Document], 11/29/1969\n\nNote from Robert C. McCandless to Dean RE: Dean being mentioned in a newspaper column by Joseph Alsop. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 11/5/1969\n\nLos Angeles Times article by Joseph Alsop titled \"Violent Protest Could Backfire, Widen Support for War Policy\". Not scanned. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Newspaper], no date",
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    "ocrText": "Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nContested Materials Collection\nFolder List\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nNo Date\nSubject\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n5\n8\n11/29/1969\nPersonal\nLetter\nLetter from Larry West Deane to Dean RE: a\nrequest for assistance from Dean in regard to\nMr. Deane's father-in-law's application for\ndisability. 1 pg.\n5\n8\n11/29/1969\nPersonal\nOther Document\nPostmarked envelope addressed to Dean\nfrom Larry W. Deane. 1 pg.\n5\n8\n11/5/1969\nPersonal\nLetter\nNote from Robert C. McCandless to Dean\nRE: Dean being mentioned in a newspaper\ncolumn by Joseph Alsop. 1 pg.\n5\n8\n>\nPersonal\nNewspaper\nLos Angeles Times article by Joseph Alsop\ntitled \"Violent Protest Could Backfire,\nWiden Support for War Policy\". Not\nscanned. 1 pg.\nFriday, February 12, 2010\nPage 1 of 1\nNov.29,69\nDear Sir.\nI was wondering about A couple of things. I'm Larry Deanne, the namem might\nsound like yours, which it is, my grandmother is a rich lady from Califorinia,\nwhere I'm from, her name now is Barlett, she changed, Are name along time ago\nfor finacel promblem's, it was Dean and all my Realtive's are Dean.\nI was in Washington D.6. And heard about you, before that I was in Japan,\nCemp Zama In Sept. of 68 where I was from viet-nem. So I was curios about are\nRealitionship if maybe you were A cousin ofmine mine, which is very Difficult\nto say, My father was in the Air Force as A carree man, his name is Hilderth\nDeanne, that he just Retired A couple of year's ago. Iwas Dischared from the\nArmy in March of I969, and if you know anybody in Washington D.C.\nI was wondering if you could please do me A favor if it's not to much\ntrouble, I just got Married and I'll very happy. But my father-- in-law his\nname is Clarence Rutan, that I'M living with, till we move out to an apt.\nWas working for the Post Office and now he has been out of work for the\nlast year, Because of his back Injuryin World War II, that happend while he\nwas loading a ship at the docks during War time. But when he was hurt, when\nhe did get out of the Army they saidthey didn't have his Medical records on him.\nThey said they were lost, but what I'M getting at is, if you know some one\nto help. He is trying to get disabilty from the Post Office, please help, By the\nway their is a doctor in walter reed general hospaitail that is capt. Dean\nhe know's me very well we WO very good frind's.\nYour's Truly\nLarry West Deanne\nP.S. Please Replay with my letter I would Be very happy\nVES\nChrístmas\nUNITED STA ES\nChrístmns\nUNITED STATES\nLarry W. Deanne\n6202 La Fern P1. So.\nMDAA\nSeattle Washington\n98818\nAIR MAIL\nPeRSONAL\nMr. Dean\n6013 Overlea Road\nSumner Maryland\n301\nBURWELL, HANSEN & McCANDLESS\n700 FEDERAL BAR BUILDING WEST\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20006\nCLAYTON L. BURWELL\nAREA 202 293-7010\nWALTER D. HANSEN\nCABLE: \"BENE\"\nROBERT C. Mc CANDLESS\nOF COUNSEL\nNovember 5, 1969\nJOHN SHERMAN\nTo: John Dean\nFrom: RCM\nIf you don't quit making Alsop's fables,\nyou'll probably have your house marched on. And\nthen it would be too late for JD and me to help.\nLet's get together again soon.\n1 am"
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