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John Joseph Moakley and Senator Edith Green (D- Oregon) meet about anti-busing legislation, 13 March 1974
Press release: "Congress votes down busing," 1970s
Press release: "Busing clash looms in Washington," 1970s
"For Jimmy- busing" note describing John Joseph Moakley's stance on busing and actions he has taken around the issue, 1970s
Memorandum describing John Joseph Moakley's legislative voting record on busing, 1 November 1974

Memo includes list of busing votes in the 93rd Congress.

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and Boston City Councilor Louise Day Hicks regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit forced busing, 2 December 1975
Letter from Louise Day Hicks to John Joseph Moakley requesting the establishment of a commission to "investigate and report on the circumstances surrounding the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment," 12 December 1975
Testimony of Congressman John Joseph Moakley before the United States Senate Committee on Judiciary in support of a constitutional amendment to prohibit forced busing, 29 October 1975
Press Release regarding John Joseph Moakley's "reaction to vote today before the House Democrats Caucus on a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the forced busing of school children" and his testimony, November 1975
John Joseph Moakley's testimony on busing for one of the "Jaffe Hearings," 23 March 1973

In early 1973, a series of hearings on the issue of busing were held, led by Harvard Law School professor Louis Jaffe.

"Make Congress Stop Bussing" booklet by Congressman Lawrence P. MacDonald, April 1976
Members of the Italian American Congressional delegation attend the designation ceremony for Columbus Day, October 1977

Pictured: John Joseph Moakley (fourth from left) and President Jimmy Carter (center)

Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation present Cuban President Fidel Castro with a Boston Red Sox jacket during trip to Cuba, 1998

Pictured left to right: John Joseph Moakley, Fidel Castro, William Delahunt, James P. McGovern, and Richard Neal

President George Bush shaking hands with John Joseph Moakley
John Joseph Moakley with interns in Rules Committee room, 1990s
John Joseph Moakley at congressional hearing, 1970s
John Joseph Moakley at a meeting with members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and the Congressional Black Caucus, 1980s

Pictured: Joseph Kennedy, Edward Boland, John Joseph Moakley.

John Joseph Moakley's Boston office staff

Pictured: (back row, standing, left-right) Jack O'Dougherty, Sheila Hill, Joseph Moynihan, Representative James P. McGovern, Fred Clark, Sean Ryan,…

John Joseph Moakley as Rules Committee Chair with gavel, 1989
John Joseph Moakley's congressional letterhead
John Joseph Moakley's congressional campaign letterhead
Bumper stickers from John Joseph Moakley's congressional campaigns
Draft Itinerary for congressional trip to Cuba, 20 January 1998

Itinerary for a trip to Cuba, 23-26 January 1998, for Congressmen John Joseph Moakley, Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, and Bill Delahunt.

Letter from John Joseph Moakley to Walpole, Mass. Board of Selectmen, 25 May 1993
John Joseph Moakley's congressional campaign ribbon
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