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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHB-01
Bookbinder discusses John F. Kennedy’s work on labor legislation during him time in Congress, the Kennedy administration’s work on civil rights issues, and addresses various criticisms of JFK and his administration, among other issues.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-024-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether President Bush should sign the Civil Rights Act of 1990, which would strengthen protections for women and minorities against job discrimination. The episode aired on Monday, October 1, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-023-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the possibility that the Bush administration will veto the Civil Rights Act of 1990, and whether the legislation would protect women and minorities from job discrimination. The episode aired on Wednesday, September 5, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-020-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether legislation is needed to protect women and minorities against discrimination on the job, due to recent adverse U.S. Supreme Court rulings on civil rights. The episode aired on Thursday, July 5, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-017-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a civil rights bill before Congress that aims to prohibit federal funds from being used to support discrimination against women, minorities, the elderly, or the handicapped. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 19, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-006-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the newly signed Civil Rights Act of 1991 that protects women and minorities from discrimination in the workplace. They debate the need to correct a provision in the new law that restricts damages awarded for sexual harassment. The episode aired on Tuesday, December 10, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-005-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the the new civil rights bill moving through Congress. They comment on Senate hearings on the nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the need to provide stronger remedies for sexual harassment and discrimination against women in the workplace. The episode aired on Friday, October 25, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-032-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate new legislation in Congress to address equal opportunity for women, with protections against sex discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. The episode aired on Thursday, March 28, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-028-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which aims to end race and sex discrimination in the workplace. The episode aired on Friday, January 4, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-003-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate developments on a civil rights bill that aims to protect women and minorities from discrimination in the workplace. The episode aired on Monday, September 23, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-001-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate negotiations on a civil rights bill that aims to protect women and minorities from discrimination by employers. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 23, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-036-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the cause of a delay in new civil rights legislation that aims to protect women and minorities from discrimination in the workplace. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 2, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-018-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the recent Senate vote on a civil rights bill that aims to protect women, minorities, the elderly, and the handicapped against discrimination in programs that receive federal funding. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 16, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-034-011
Textual folder
United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-010
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics include labor laws specifically related to women; women's civil and political rights; and administrative matters related to the Commission's presentation of its final report.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-005-007
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women. Topics of discussion include: the organization and content of the Commission's final report; social services including education, maternity care, and child care; women's employment and labor laws, including discrimination and equal pay; and tax policies and economic issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-080
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 1409, which would amend Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. The legislation was known as the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF43-051
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor draft bill to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and to provide for the restitution of wages lost by employees by reason of any such discrimination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-014
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution (ERA), increased federal employment opportunities for women, the activities of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, and President Kennedy’s meeting with representatives of women’s organizations. The folder also includes excerpts from the Congressional Record and a copy of the Journal of the American Association of University Women.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-001
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon signing the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which aims to abolish arbitrary wage differentials based on sex. In his speech the President denounces discrimination based on sex, and calls for increased assistance programs for working women, including expanded day-care centers, welfare assistance services, and increased deductions from income tax liability for costs incurred in obtaining child care.
Collection
BLBPP
Papers 1955-1966. Businessman, New Hampshire political figure, government official. Mayor of Laconia, N.H. (1955-1959); Kennedy campaign worker (1960); Deputy Administrator and Administrator, General Services Administration (1961-1964); Deputy Director, Office of Economic Opportunity (1965-1968). Correspondence, memorandums, appointment books, schedules, and speech files relating to New Hampshire politics, the 1960 presidential campaign, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Economic Opportunity.