Box 3
Contains 127 Results:
4. Newspaper clippings, 1969
Newspaper clippings concerning topics including Rivers' support for the military, a clash between Chairman of the Appropriations Committee George Mahon and Rivers over military spending, and praise for Representative Rivers' successes.
My Lai Massacre, 1969
Photocopied articles concerning L. Mendel Rivers' order for a probe of the My Lai Massacre case.
4. Newspaper clippings, 1970
Newspaper clippings concerning topics including praise for L. Mendel Rivers, the GOP caucus deciding not to oppose L. Mendel Rivers, and Rivers' heart condition.
"Bird luncheon", 1970
Newspaper clippings containing articles concerning Representative Rivers' annual "bird luncheon."
Editorials, 1970-1971
Copies of newspaper editorials primarily concerning Representative Rivers' death and expressing condolences.
Boyhood Home, undated
Newspaper articles concerning a failed fundraising campaign to restore the boyhood home of L. Mendel Rivers.
4. Newspaper clippings, undated
Undated newspaper clippings concerning topics including Rivers' appointment as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Armed Services pay increase, and praise for Representative Rivers.
Petition and protest, 1940 September 3
A copy of the statement of L. Mendel Rivers on his petition and protest before the State Democratic Executive Committee in Columbia, South Carolina. Representative Rivers protested against alleged corruption during his run for the Democratic Nominee of the First Congressional District of South Carolina.
President Kennedy's death, 1963
The first page from a statement given by Representative Rivers concerning the death of President John F. Kennedy.
Commissioning of the John C. Calhoun SSB (N) 630, 1964 September 15
Two copies of an address delivered by L. Mendel Rivers at the commissioning of the ballistic missile submarine John C. Calhoun in Newport News, Virginia.