Letter to George Meany

Letter to George Meany

Dear George:

I want to set the record straight.

Regardless of any differences of opinion we may have, I am obliged to call to your attention the utter falsity of certain defamatory statements made by you at the AFL-CIO Convention in Miami, and I believe it is your obligation to make a public retraction

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