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Congressman Moakley Papers Documents

The following digitized content includes documents documenting Congressman Moakley's early life, his World War II service, his work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and in Congress.

For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, consult the Moakley Papers Collection Guide.

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Letter from Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America members to John Joseph Moakley, 13 December 1982

Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America
Draft constituent letter regarding Congressman John Joseph Moakley's position in opposition to President Ronald Reagan's decision to certify human rights progress in El Salvador

James P. McGovern
Memo from staffer James P. McGovern to Congressman John Joseph Moakley about a call from Gail Pendleton from Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX) regarding Moakley's stand on military aid to El Salvador. Also includes a New York Times article by Tommie Sue Montgomery, 7 April 1982

James P. McGovern
Draft letter from Congressman John Joseph Moakley to President Ronald Reagan regarding the training of Salvadoran troops in the United States

John Joseph Moakley

Includes handwritten edits
Draft of a Dear Colleague Letter regarding Extended Voluntary Departure Status for Salvadoran Refugees, circa 1982

John Joseph Moakley
Draft press release from Congressman John Joseph Moakley, "Moakley Urges President Ronald Reagan to Halt the Training of Salvadoran Soldiers in the United States"

John Joseph Moakley
Letter from John Joseph Moakley to President Ronald Reagan, listing the atrocities being committed in El Salvador and asking him to stop military funding, 1 February 1982

John Joseph Moakley
Letter from John Joseph Moakley to President Ronald Reagan urging him not to allow Salvadoran troops to be trained in the United States, 1 February 1982

John Joseph Moakley
Letter to President Ronald Reagan from Congressman John Joseph Moakley about Moakley's objection to the training of Salvadoran troops by the United States military (unsigned)

John Joseph Moakley
News Release from Congressman John Joseph Moakley, "Moakley Condemns Reagan's Decision to 'Certify' Conditions in El Salvador"

John Joseph Moakley
Remarks by Congressman John Joseph Moakley on El Salvador Certification in the Congressional Record

John Joseph Moakley
"What have you got against Reaganomics?" Campaign advertisement for John Joseph Moakley, 1982

John Joseph Moakley

This advertisement was published in the Parkway/West Roxbury Transcripts, the West Bridgewater Times, East Bridgewater Star, and Bridgewater Independent.
"What have you got against Reaganomics?" Campaign advertisement for John Joseph Moakley, 1982

John Joseph Moakley

This advertisement was published in the Parkway/West Roxbury Transcripts, the West Bridgewater Times, East Bridgewater Star, and Bridgewater Independent.
A copy of an Oxfam America Special Report on El Salvador sent to Congressman John Joseph Moakley from a constituent and a letter from members of Congress to Secretary of State Alexander Haig regarding the murder of American nuns in El Salvador, 1982

Jim Phillips

The Oxfam article and the letter to the Secretary of State were clipped together.
Press Release from Congressman Ben Rosenthal, "Five Senior Congressmen Introduce Resolution Prohibiting Military Aid to El Salvador;" includes a copy of the draft legislation, 9 March 1982

Benjamin S. Rosenthal
January 1982 issue of Cambodia Today newsletter

Save Cambodia, Inc.

Newsletter issue focuses on: Cambodian Refugees in the U.S.
Letter to Secretary of State Alexander Haig from Congressmen James M. Shannon regarding protection for Salvadoran refugees, March 1982

James M. Shannon
Discussion Draft of H.J.RES. 399 in the House of Representatives introduced by Congressman Gerry E. Studds declaring President Reagan's certification with respect to El Salvador to be null and void, 25 January 1982

Gerry E. Studds
Press release about Congressman Gerry E. Studds statement on the Introduction of H.J. Res. 399, a Resolution to Suspend Military Aid to El Salvador, 2 February 1982

Gerry E. Studds
Congressional Record - House. "Legislation to prohibit further military assistance to El Salvador." 8 March 1982

United States. Congress
Human rights violations in El Salvador reported by the United States press since the March 1982 elections, circa May 1982

unknown
News Release from the Americans for Democratic Action, "An End to Assistance to the Military Government of El Salvador," 1981

Americans for Democratic Action
Joint press release and letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Americas Watch Committee regarding the Reagan Administration's certification for El Salvador and a letter from Congressman John Joseph Moakley to a constituent regarding conditions in Guatemala, 1981-1982

Americas Watch Committee; American Civil Union and John Joseph Moakley

These items were clipped together.
Dear Colleague letter and briefing info from Congressman John Porter and Senator Paul Simon about the case of Soviet dissident Zachar Zunshine, 1981-1984

Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry and John Porter

Includes "The Zunshine Papers" which provides details about Zunshine's case.
Draft letter by James P. McGovern criticizing the Reagan Administration's policy in Latin America; also includes Congressman John Joseph Moakley's statement in the Congressional Record about the American nuns murdered in El Salvador, 1981

James P. McGovern and John Joseph Moakley

The letter by James P. McGovern and Moakley's Congressional Record statement were clipped together.