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Letter from Rufus King to Members of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack Regarding a Proposed Bill from the Department of Defense, February 13, 1962

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Letter from Rufus King to Members of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack Regarding a Proposed Bill from the Department of Defense, February 13, 1962

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State Archives of Florida, Series S756

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Date

1962

Creator

King, Rufus Gunn, 1917-1999

Topic

Politics and Government

Subjects

American Bar Association
Bar associations
Civil defense
Civil defense readiness
Crisis management in government
Emergency management--Law and legislation
Emergency management--Planning
Emergency management--Public opinion
Fallout shelters
Fallout shelters--Planning
Nuclear weapons
United States. Department of Defense

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Letters (correspondence)

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The American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack was established in 1955 to study potential legal problems in the aftermath of a future nuclear disaster. Governor Farris Bryant of Florida was a member during a portion of his term in the 1960s.

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Letter from Rufus King to Members of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack Regarding a Proposed Bill from the Department of Defense, February 13, 1962

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Emergency management--Planning

Emergency management--Public opinion

Emergency management--Law and legislation

Bar associations

Civil defense

Civil defense readiness

Crisis management in government

Fallout shelters

Fallout shelters--Planning

Nuclear weapons

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Letter from Rufus King, chairman of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack, to other committee members, enclosing a copy of the Department of Defense's policy suggestions to Congress regarding fallout shelters and continuity of government in the event of a nuclear attack.

Creator

King, Rufus Gunn, 1917-1999

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S756

Date

1962

Contributor

McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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American Bar Association

United States. Department of Defense

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King, Rufus Gunn, 1917-1999. Letter from Rufus King to Members of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack Regarding a Proposed Bill from the Department of Defense, February 13, 1962. 1962. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346868>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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King, Rufus Gunn, 1917-1999. Letter from Rufus King to Members of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Atomic Attack Regarding a Proposed Bill from the Department of Defense, February 13, 1962. 1962. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346868>

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