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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWC-01
Clague discusses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ role during John F. Kennedy’s administration; Kennedy’s Labor Secretaries, Arthur J. Goldberg and W. Willard Wirtz; and the working relationships among the various bureaus during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MC-02
Cass discusses changes in the responsibilities of various assistant secretaries of labor under Secretaries of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg and Willard Wirtz, employment and anti-poverty efforts, and federal intervention in labor-management negotiations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCD-01
Donovan discusses Maine politics, Secretaries of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg and W. Willard Wirtz, and John F. Kennedy administration labor policy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WES-02
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s relationship with business, the effects of the Civil Rights movement on labor mediation, and distinctions between how the Kennedy and Johnson administrations handled strikes, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SNS-02
This interview focuses on Goldberg’s role in mediating labor disputes, Shulman’s involvement with the Plans for Progress program, and the effectiveness of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-25-G
AR27, ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-04-C
AR33
Collection
USDLP
Photographs, 1961-1963. Black-and-white photographs from the United States Department of Labor made during John F. Kennedy’s Presidency, featuring John F. Kennedy, Secretaries of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg and W. Willard Wirtz, and others; and images used to illustrate Department of Labor programs and initiatives.
Collection
USDL
Records 1953-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of records created by the Department of Labor during the Kennedy administration, consisting of reading files of correspondence by the Secretary of Labor and other department officials, reports, studies, briefing materials, speeches, press releases, and publications. Also includes records of the Under Secretary of Labor, the Solicitor of Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Office of Policy Planning and Research, the Women's Bureau, the Bureau of Employment Security, the Office of Manpower Automation and Training, and the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Hard copy printed material includes publications, reports, periodicals, newsletters, statistics and data sets, speeches, press releases, articles, booklets and pamphlets, and promotional material.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-407-6-62
President John F. Kennedy observes as W. Willard Wirtz (center) is sworn in as Secretary of Labor; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Standing in back (L-R): 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; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz; Philip Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde; Marian Wirtz Conde; Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, George L. P. Weaver; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller; two unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratch in lower right portion of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-407-5-62
President John F. Kennedy observes as W. Willard Wirtz (center) is sworn in as Secretary of Labor; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Standing in back (L-R): 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; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz; Philip Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde; Marian Wirtz Conde; Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, George L. P. Weaver; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller; two unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7746-K
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor. Those seated at head table include: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; former Secretary of Labor, James P. Mitchell; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Supreme Court Justice and former Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.