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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-01
In this interview Heath discusses her family and her childhood; how she reached her chosen career path; obstacles to her advancement because of her gender; studying at American University and at Syracuse University; myths of the “male chauvinists’ world”; taking a women’s studies course; working while in school; running a cost of living survey for the Department of Labor in Rochester, NY, and then in Richmond, VA; the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration; working with the disadvantaged during the Depression; the “great American dream”; the effectiveness of institutionalization and the rise in bureaucracy; the National Association of Deans of Women; stigmas attached to higher education; the Civil Service Commission; working during World War II with various organizations, including the Norden Company in Elmira, NY, at the bombsight plant and the United States Army; the attitude towards women in war work; and writing her dissertation and getting her doctorate, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-05
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Commissioner, Philleo Nash; federal claims to and use of Indian land; industries and commercial enterprises on or close to Indian reservations; problems working with Congress and other federal agencies on issues related to Indian affairs; the Miccosukee in Florida; and the Bureau of Land Management with Karl S. Landstrom as its Director, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJR-02
This interview focuses on the mediation of disputes between labor unions and companies, the internal operations of the Labor Department, and legislation pertaining to labor issues, among other topics.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-028
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 2772, to provide for holding a White House Conference on the impact of automation to be called by the President of the United States not later than one year from the date of the enactment of the bill.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of a statement by United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) President Walter P. Reuther before the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly titled, "Price Policy and Public Responsibility." This folder also contains a handbook titled "Industrial Peace" prepared by Mary T. Clark, the Social Action Secretariat of the National Federation of Catholic College Students.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Topics consist of the Canadian maritime problem and other various labor issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include the Plan for Progress program, a meeting of the ILPA (International Labor Press Association), the railroad labor negotiations, a conference of the Ministers of Labor in the Alliance for Progress, and a visit to the White House by the United Packinghouse Workers of America. Also included in this folder are issues of the newspapers AFL-CIO News and The Hat Worker.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include labor disputes in various industries, the status of MDTA (Manpower Development and Training Act) training projects, and supplemental appropriations to the executive branch for fiscal year 1963. Also included in this folder is a paper by Arthur J. Goldberg titled, "Memorandum to the President on a National System of Civil Honors," a letter to the President from Dorothy Goldberg, and Arthur J. Goldberg's resignation letter as Secretary of Labor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include labor disputes in the aerospace and railroad industries, an extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act (TEUC), the appointment of Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg to the Supreme Court and the appointment of W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor, and the American Institute for Free Labor Development. Of note is a letter to the President from Eleanor Roosevelt and a progress report from the Presidential Committee on the Status of Women. Also included in this folder is a booklet titled, "Monthly Report in the Labor Force for July 1962," by Goldberg.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include an increase to the Department of Labor's budget for 1963, the resignation of Jerry R. Holleman as Assistant Secretary of Labor, and the creation of a Liaison Advisor to the Department of State. Also included in this folder is a report to the President from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy titled, "Free and Responsible Collective Bargaining and Industrial Peace," and a report from the Board of Inquiry established under E.O. 11013 regarding the west coast maritime industry labor dispute.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include unemployment and employment, the maritime dispute, the steel labor negotiations settlement, and programs and legislation enacted to assist with unemployment issues and benefit the economy. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President from AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization) President George Meany regarding the current economic situation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include the textile industry; Executive orders establishing cooperation between employees and management in the Federal service, and reestablishing the Federal Safety Council; and cost estimates of the Training and Manpower Act of 1961. Also included in this folder is a report on automation by the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include a new depreciation schedule for textile machinery, the International Textile Agreement, the establishment of a committee to collect and tabulate labor statistics, and the Committee on Youth Employment.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include unemployment; strike levels; the progress of the Missile Sites Labor Commission; and labor negotiations between General Motors Corporation and UAW (United Auto Workers), and between United Steelworkers of America and the steel industry. Also included in this folder is a statement by the President regarding Labor Day.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include Executive Order 10925 that established a committee on equal employment opportunity, suggestions by Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg for the reorganization of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), a comparison of gains between workers and stockholders for General Motors and Ford Motor Company, and an Executive order establishing a program for resolving labor disputes at missile and spaces sites. Also included in this folder is a report by Goldberg titled, “A Program for Labor Action in Latin America.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include employment and unemployment figures, issues concerning labor and the economy, and a proposal for a Youth Conservation Corps and a local public-service program. Of note is a letter to the President from the Railway Labor Executives' Association regarding railroad mergers and consolidations. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "Federal Programs under which Institutions with Religious Affiliations Receive Federal Funds through Grants or Loans."