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JFKWHP-1963-08-28-C
AR39, ST28
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JFKWHP-1963-05-02-C
AR35
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JFKWHP-1963-04-24-E
AR35
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JFKWHP-1963-03-04-C
AR33
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JFKWHP-1962-11-21-A
AR29
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-15-B
AR29, ST15
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JFKWHP-AR7865-A
President John F. Kennedy (rear, center) attends a luncheon for labor leaders. Clockwise around outside of table (from bottom left): President of the Aluminum Workers International Union, Eddie R. Stahl; President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Arnold S. Zander; President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Max Greenberg; President of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America, Anthony J. DeAndrade; Director of the State and Local Bodies Department, AFL-CIO, Stanton Smith; President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Harry Boyer; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President of the American Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union, Daniel E. Conway; President of the Brotherhood Railroad Signalmen of America, Jesse Clark; President of the Railway Employees Department, AFL-CIO, Michael Fox; President of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, B. A. Gritta; President of the AFL-CIO, George Meany; President Kennedy; President of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, John J. Murphy; Assistant to George Meany, Lane Kirkland; General President of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, Ed S. Miller; President of the International Woodworkers of America, A. F. Hartung; President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Joseph Davis; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, John E. Mara; President of the International Chemical Workers Union, Walter L. Mitchell; President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Charles Luna; President of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons’ International Association of the United States and Canada, Edward J. Leonard; President of the Textile Workers Union of America, William Pollock; and Executive Vice President of the American Newspaper Guild, William J. Farson. Clockwise around inside of table (from near corner): President of the Michigan State AFL-CIO, August Scholle; President of the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America, Ralph Reiser; President of the American Federation of Government Employees, John F. Griner; President of the Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Jake Friedrick; President of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Jerome Keating; President of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Reuben G. Soderstrom; President of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Harold C. Crotty; Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, W. J. Bassett; President of the Missouri State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, John I. Rollings; President of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, John M. Elliott; President of the United Transport Service Employees of America, Eugene E. Frazier; and President of the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Miles C. Stanley. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7845-A
President John F. Kennedy (rear, center) attends a luncheon for labor leaders. Clockwise around outside of table (from bottom left): President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, William D. Buck; President of the United Shoe Workers of America, George Fecteau; President of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, George Burdon; President of the New York State AFL-CIO, Raymond R. Corbett; Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, William Simkin; Secretary-Treasurer of the St. Louis Labor Council, Oscar A. Ehrhardt; President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Gordon Freeman; President of the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, Ralph Helstein; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President of the Building Service Employees International Union, David Sullivan; President of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, Victor Bussie; President of the AFL-CIO, George Meany; President Kennedy; President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, H. E. Gilbert; President of the International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Carl W. Griepentrog; President of the United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union, Felix C. Jones; President of the United Textile Workers of America, George Baldanzi; Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, Sam Ezelle; President of the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO, W. F. Strong; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations, James Reynolds; President of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union, Alex Rose; Director of the Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO, Andrew Biemiller; President of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, John H. Lyons, Jr.; President of the United Federation of Postal Clerks, E. C. Hallbeck; and President of the International Typographical Union, Elmer Brown. Clockwise around inside of table (from near corner): President of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Russell K. Berg; President of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, John J. Grogan; Secretary-Treasurer of the Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Joseph Lewis; President of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, G. E. Leighty; Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Thomas L. Pitts; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of the Texas AFL-CIO, H. S. Hank Brown; President of the Office Employees International Union, Howard Coughlin; President of the Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, J. C. Turner; President of the Utility Workers Union of America, William. J. Pachler; President of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, C. J. Haggerty; and President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Harry Van Arsdale. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7440-A
President John F. Kennedy announces the appointment of William Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor. Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7664-I
Signing ceremony for the Plans for Progress; officials from twenty companies signed equal opportunity employment agreements as part of the program. Left to right: seven unidentified men; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Executive Vice Chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (PCEEO), Hobart Taylor, Jr.; five unidentified men. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7596-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with representatives from Trans World Airlines (TWA), Flight Engineers' International Association (FEIA), and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) during the signing ceremony for TWA labor contracts. Left to right: H. S. "Sam" Dietrich, of FEIA; Director of Flight Crew Administration at TWA, David S. Spain; Vice President of Industrial Relations at TWA, David J. Crombie; Barney Rawlings, of ALPA; chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Airlines Controversy, Dr. Nathan P. Feinsinger; Gordon Clare, of FEIA; President Kennedy; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; attorney for FEIA, Asher W. Schwartz; Francis A. O'Neill, Jr., of the National Mediation Board; and Russell Derickson, of ALPA. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7585-H
President John F. Kennedy (in back, at lectern) delivers remarks at the signing of a Joint Statement on Union Program for Fair Practices; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left, seated at head table), as chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (PCEEO), officiated the ceremony. Seated at head table, right of President Kennedy (left to right): Secretary of Labor and Vice Chairman of the PCEEO, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Executive Vice Chairman of the PCEEO, Hobart Taylor, Jr. White House Secret Service agent, Ken Giannoules, stands at far right; attendees sit in the foreground. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7491-H
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as W. Willard Wirtz is sworn in as Secretary of Labor; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: Dorothy Goldberg; Supreme Court Justice and former Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Cornelius J. Haggerty; President Kennedy; Secretary Wirtz; Mr. Miller; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz (mostly hidden); Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Philip Wirtz (mostly hidden); Richard Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde (mostly in shadow); Marian Wirtz Conde. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7491-G
President John F. Kennedy (at microphone) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz. Looking on (L-R): Dorothy Goldberg; Supreme Court Justice and former Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Cornelius J. Haggerty; President of the AFL-CIO, George Meany (mostly hidden); Secretary Wirtz; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz (mostly hidden); Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Philip Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Richard Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde (mostly in shadow); Marian Wirtz Conde. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7491-C
President John F. Kennedy stands with Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz, and members of his family during Secretary Wirtz's swearing-in ceremony. Left to right: President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Cornelius J. Haggerty (in back, facing away); Secretary Wirtz; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz; President Kennedy; Richard Wirtz; Philip Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde (partially hidden); Marian Wirtz Conde. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7491-A
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as W. Willard Wirtz is sworn in as Secretary of Labor; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: Dorothy Goldberg; Supreme Court Justice and former Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Cornelius J. Haggerty; President Kennedy; Secretary Wirtz; Mr. Miller; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz (in back, mostly hidden); Jeann Sohner Wirtz. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-L
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Representative Charles A. Buckley of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, both of Pennsylvania; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (in back, partially hidden); Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-K
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Representative Charles A. Buckley of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, both of Pennsylvania; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-J
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); two unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray of Illinois (in back, partially hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, all of Pennsylvania; unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes; unidentified (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-F
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): Representative Walter H. Moeller (Ohio); two unidentified (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); Representative Frank M. Clark of Pennsylvania (holding a pen); unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks upon signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, back to camera); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); three unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson and Senator Robert S. Kerr, both of Oklahoma; Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Representative John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania; two unidentified (in back); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7762-C
Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (seated at right, facing camera), holds a press briefing following his presentation of the “Manpower Report of the President and a Report on Manpower Requirements, Resources, Utilization, and Training by the United States Department of Labor” to President John F. Kennedy; reporters and others sit around the table holding copies of the report. Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker, sits at far left, in front of sideboard. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7762-B
President John F. Kennedy (left) holds a copy of the “Manpower Report of the President and a Report on Manpower Requirements, Resources, Utilization, and Training by the United States Department of Labor”, presented to him by Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7762-A
President John F. Kennedy (left) holds a copy of the “Manpower Report of the President and a Report on Manpower Requirements, Resources, Utilization, and Training by the United States Department of Labor”, presented to him by Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR8090-A
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson meet with organizers of "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; National Chairman of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Floyd McKissick; Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Mathew Ahmann; President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; representative for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), John Lewis; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins.