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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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-10-B
AR37, ST25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-24-B
AR41, ST32
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C360-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated in foreground, out of focus) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Standing in background (left to right): unidentified (partially hidden on edge of frame); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger (wearing bow tie); Gwendolyn Fettinger; unidentified (in back); Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad (wearing bow tie); unidentified (in back); Representative John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island); Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation; unidentified (in back); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C360-16-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C360-15-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C360-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Also pictured (looking on, mostly in shadow): Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-476-4-63
President John F. Kennedy (in background) hands a pen to his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation), after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Standing in group at left: Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Director of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Dr. Richard L. Masland (in front of window); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Standing in group with President Kennedy and Mrs. Shriver: President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Representative John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island); Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation, Dr. Stafford L. Warren. Photographers film at right. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Light scratching in lower and upper portions of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-476-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Those standing around table include (beginning at far left): Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation; Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation, Dr. Stafford L. Warren; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Deputy Special Counsel to the President, Myer Feldman. Motion picture photographers film at far right. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-476-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) delivers remarks at the signing of the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Those standing around table include (beginning at far left): Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8206-F
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) hands a pen to Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas) after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Standing (left to right): Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Mills (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); unidentified (in back); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Albert Thomas of Texas (in back, partially hidden); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); unidentified (in back); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); unidentified (in back); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); unidentified (in back); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); unidentified (in back). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR8206-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Looking on (left to right): Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; unidentified (in back); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Albert Thomas of Texas (in back, partially obscured by flag); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); two unidentified (in back); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); two unidentified (in back); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); five unidentified; President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger (wearing bow tie); Gwendolyn Fettinger; unidentified; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad (wearing bow tie); two unidentified (in back); Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-8-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): unidentified photographer; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (partially hidden behind Ms. Christensen); Representative Carlton Sickles (Maryland); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Representative Julia Butler Hansen of Washington (in back); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia (in back wearing hat); Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller (in back); Representative Catherine May (Washington); Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon (on edge of frame).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-7-63
President John F. Kennedy distributes pens after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); unidentified woman (behind Senator Randolph); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (receiving a pen from the President); former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, head turned); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (in back, wearing hat); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Edith Green of Oregon (on edge of frame, partially hidden). Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-6-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Others (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Representative Florence Price Dwyer of New Jersey (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Carlton Sickles of Maryland (in back); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (in back mostly hidden); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles (in front); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Robert P. Griffin of Michigan (in back, partially hidden); Representative Julia Butler Hansen (Washington); Representative James G. O’Hara (Michigan); Representative Edith Green of Oregon (mostly hidden); Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis (on edge of frame, foreground); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (on edge of frame, behind Ms. Davis).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-5-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Others (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Representative Carlton Sickles of Maryland (partially hidden behind Ms. Christensen); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon (partially hidden); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis (looking away from President Kennedy); Representative Edith Green (Oregon).
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JFKWHP-ST-304-4-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Others (L-R): Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson (on edge of frame); unidentified stenographer (seated); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Representative James G. O’Hara (Michigan); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Representative Charles E. Goodell of New York (in back, partially hidden); Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Representative Edith Green (Oregon); unidentified woman (behind Representative Green); Representative Edna Kelly (New York); Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (partially hidden behind Representative Kelly); Representative Catherine May of Washington (head turned); Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller (in back); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (face partially hidden). Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-3-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (in back, face partially hidden); Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Representative James G. O’Hara (Michigan); Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan); Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (in back); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles (head turned); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-2-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Representative James G. O’Hara (Michigan); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Representative Charles E. Goodell (New York); Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Representative Edith Green (Oregon); unidentified woman (behind Representative Green); Representative Edna Kelly (New York); Representative Catherine May (Washington); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller (in back); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (face partially hidden); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan). Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-1-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Representative James G. O’Hara of Michigan (in back); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Representative Charles E. Goodell of New York (mostly hidden behind Ms. Anderson); Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); unidentified woman in back; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Representative Edna Kelly (New York); Representative Catherine May (Washington); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller (in back); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey. Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.
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JFKWHP-AR7965-I
President John F. Kennedy distributes pens after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, face hidden); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan); Representative Julia Butler Hansen (Washington); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Representative Catherine May of Washington (wearing polka-dot dress, face hidden); Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz.
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JFKWHP-AR7965-H
President John F. Kennedy distributes pens after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Representative Carlton Sickles of Maryland (behind Ms. Christensen); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (partially hidden); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan (receiving a pen from the President); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Representative Julia Butler Hansen of Washington (in back, face partially hidden); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey.
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JFKWHP-AR7965-G
President John F. Kennedy distributes pens after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (receiving a pen from the President); former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Edna Kelly of New York (in back, head turned); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; unidentified.
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JFKWHP-AR7965-F
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (partially hidden); former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson (partially hidden behind Ms. Height); Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia (head turned, wearing hat); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Representative James G. O’Hara (Michigan); Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan); Representative Julia Butler Hansen of Washington (in back, head turned); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Catherine May (Washington); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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JFKWHP-AR7965-E
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); unidentified woman in back; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Representative Edna Kelly of New York (head turned); Representative Catherine May of Washington (head turned); Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (face partially hidden); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan); Representative Julia Butler Hansen (Washington). Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.