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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. L-R: Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman Adam C. Powell (New York); President Kennedy; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman James Roosevelt (California); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma), in front of Goldberg; unidentified man in back; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union; unidentified man in front; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (behind unidentified man). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. L-R: President of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Jacob S. Potofsky; President of Retail Clerks International Association, James Suffridge; President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky (in front); two unidentified persons in back; Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); President Kennedy; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), partially hidden; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg (in front); Congressman James Roosevelt (California), behind Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified man in back; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union; unidentified man; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (far right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. Standing, L-R: President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky; two unidentified persons in back; Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman Adam C. Powell (New York); Congressman Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), behind O’Konski; Congressman James Roosevelt (California); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma), in front; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (behind Albert); two unidentified men; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (far right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attend a meeting of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; President Kennedy; health activist Mary Woodward (Woodard) Lasker; Vice President Johnson. Committee members pictured include Dean of the Washington National Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) in Washington, D.C. the Very Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr.; president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany; Chairman of Kaiser Steel Corporation Edgar F. Kaiser; Chairman of the Civil Service Commission John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (NCWC) Monsignor George Gilmary Higgins; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Glenn Seaborg; Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric.
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attend a meeting of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson. Those standing include President of Mechanics and Farmers Bank John H. Wheeler; Dean of the Washington National Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) in Washington, D.C. the Very Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr.; president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany; Chairman of Kaiser Steel Corporation Edgar F. Kaiser; Chairman of the Civil Service Commission John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (NCWC) Monsignor George Gilmary Higgins; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Glenn Seaborg.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a luncheon for labor leaders. Left to right: President of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, B. A. Gritta; President of the AFL-CIO, George Meany; President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Harry Boyer (standing); President Kennedy; President of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, John J. Murphy; and Assistant to George Meany, Lane Kirkland. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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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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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Committee on Youth Employment in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Mark Cresap, President of Westinghouse Corporation; Mayor of Milwuakee, Wisconsin, Henry Maier; George Meany, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Cornelius J. Haggerty of the AFL-CIO; President of Howard University Dr. James M. Nabrit; Milton Semer, general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency; Donald J. Hardenbrook of the National Association of Manufacturers; President Kennedy; Dr. James B. Conant, former president of Harvard University; Director of the Urban League Whitney Young; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; Eli E. Cohen of the National Committee on Employment of Youth; Hyman Bookbinder, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce; Samuel M. Brownell, Superintendent of Schools in Detroit, Michigan; unidentified man.
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Meeting with the President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Management. Seated, L-R: President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, George Meany; Publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, Ralph E. McGill; unidentified man; Secretary of Commerce, Luther Hodges; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President John F. Kennedy; President of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, George M. Harrison; Chairman and President of Burlington Industries, Inc., J. Spencer Love; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II. Standing, L-R: Professor of Labor Relations in the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. George W. Taylor; unidentified; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inland Steel Company, Joseph L. Block; President of the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Thomas J. Watson, Jr.; President of Reynolds Metal Company, Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.; President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky; Editor and Publisher of Business Week Magazine, Elliott V. Bell; President of the International Union of United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Walter P. Reuther; President of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Dr. Arthur Burns; unidentified man. Also included in the President’s schedule: David L. Cole, of Cole, Morrill, and Berman; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Lines Company, John M. Franklin. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland (Maine); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller (in back, partially hidden); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the first-place winners of the 1962 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Edward P. Morgan Essay Contest on the subject of "Youth's Challenge in the Labor Market of the 60's." Left to right: President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; contest winner, Richard C. Frazier, of Queens College; contest winner, Carla Lipsig, of Brandeis University (holding a copy of Edward P. Morgan's book "Clearing the Air"); President Kennedy; journalist and ABC commentator, Edward P. Morgan; President of the ABC Radio Network, Robert R. Pauley. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the first-place winners of the 1962 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Edward P. Morgan Essay Contest on the subject of "Youth's Challenge in the Labor Market of the 60's." Left to right: President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; contest winner, Richard C. Frazier, of Queens College; contest winner, Carla Lipsig, of Brandeis University (holding a copy of Edward P. Morgan's book "Clearing the Air"); President Kennedy; journalist and ABC commentator, Edward P. Morgan; President of the ABC Radio Network, Robert R. Pauley. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) and Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster (far left) stand with members of the General Advisory Committee of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the swearing-in ceremony for the committee. (L-R) Director Foster, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany, Dean A. McGee, former Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force for Research and Development Trevor Gardner, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White, Dr. James Perkins, John Cowles (in back, partially hidden), President Kennedy, Committee Chairman John J. McCloy, Robert A. Lovett (in back, mostly hidden), Roger M. Blough, Herman Phleger, Reverend Edward A. Conway, S.J., Ralph E. McGill, and Dr. Herbert F. York. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor. Left to right: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of Labor, Esther Peterson; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; unidentified (in back); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers remarks from the lectern. Seated (L-R): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (left of lectern); President Kennedy; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (in back); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day (behind candelabra). Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (smoking a cigar) attends a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz, delivers remarks from the lectern. Seated (L-R): President Kennedy; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day (behind candelabra); former Secretary of Labor, James P. Mitchell. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (smoking a cigar) attends a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany, delivers remarks from the lectern. Seated (L-R): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day (behind candelabra). Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor. Left to right: unidentified woman (in back); unidentified man; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (partially hidden); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President Kennedy. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the Eleanor Roosevelt Committee; President Kennedy created the committee to establish the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. Clockwise around table (from lower left): unidentified; former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Anna M. Rosenberg; Executive Director of the Citizens Commission for Children of New York, Trude W. Lash; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; unidentified; Representative James Roosevelt (California); United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and committee chairman, Adlai Stevenson; Deputy Special Counsel to the President, Myer Feldman; President Kennedy; President of United Automobile Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; unidentified; President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky; and President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany. Photographers stand at left, including New York Times photographer, George Tames; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands at right. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's appointment book for a full list of attendees.]
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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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President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon for members of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Clockwise around table (from far left): President of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), David Dubinsky; three unidentified men; President of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), Joseph A. Beirne; President of the AFL-CIO, George Meany; President Kennedy; President Emeritus of the Building Service Employees International Union (BSEIU), William L. McFetridge; President of the National Maritime Union (NMU), Joseph Curran; President of the Oil, Chemical, & Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW), O. A. "Jack" Knight; President of the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union (UHCMW), Alex Rose; President of the United Automobile, Aircraft, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Walter Reuther; unidentified; Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, William F. Schnitzler; unidentified; President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), A. Philip Randolph; President of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE), James B. Carey; unidentified; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink, and Distillery Workers, Karl F. Feller; six unidentified men. Also listed in the President’s schedule: President Emeritus of the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America (BAC), Harry C. Bates; President of the Seafarers International Union of North America (SIU), Paul Hall; President of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, George M. Harrison; President of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), Albert J. Hayes; Secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Joseph D. Keenan; Chairman of the Railway Labor Executives' Association (RLEA), George E. Leighty; President of the United Steelworkers of America (USW), David J. McDonald; President of the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association of the U.S. and Canada (GBBA), Lee W. Minton; President of United Papermakers and Paperworkers (UPP), Paul L. Phillips; President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), Jacob S. Potofsky; President Emeritus of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), Emil Rieve; President of the United Association of Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA), Peter T. Schoemann; President of the Retail Clerks International Association, James A. Suffridge; President of the International Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Richard F. Walsh. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks to participants of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) training program for Latin American and Caribbean trade union leaders. Latin America Specialist of the U.S. Department of Labor, Joaquin A. Bazan, Jr., stands right of President Kennedy; participant Eric Lloyd Harris, of Jamaica (in back, partially hidden), stands left of the President. Standing at far right (L-R): President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg (mostly hidden); Vice President of the AFL-CIO and Secretary-Treasurer of the AIFLD, Joseph Beirne (mostly hidden); Executive Director of the AIFLD and Inter-American Representative of the AFL-CIO, Serafino Romualdi. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Ink bleed-through in upper right portion of image is original to the file print.] [See also American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Records: AFLCIOREC-009-012 and AFLCIOREC-009-013.]