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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DPM-01
Moynihan discusses his role in the Department of Labor, his work on various political campaigns, Unions, the Federal pay policy, and the creation of a civil honor system and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-03A-3
Sound recording of a brief telephone exchange on September 10, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and David McDonald. President Kennedy states that he is going ahead with Willard Wirtz, referring to his appointment of W. Willard Wirtz to serve as Secretary of Labor.[White House Operator?] announces the call. The recording ends abruptly.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 3A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-03A, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 3A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-03A
Dictation Belt 3A contains eight sound recordings from September 10, 1962. Item 3A.1 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Phil Regan. Regan announces that David McDonald will call back. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Item 3A.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Robert Troutman. They discuss an auto accident in Los Angeles in 1960 and a related lawsuit. [White House Operator?] announces the call. There is a long delay before the conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 3A.3 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and David McDonald. President Kennedy states that he is going ahead with Willard Wirtz, referring to his appointment of W. Willard Wirtz to serve as Secretary of Labor. [White House Operator?] announces the call. The recording ends abruptly. Item 3A.4 is a telephone conversation between Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and a White House Operator. Salinger asks the operator to place a call to Cornelius J. (C.J.) Haggerty. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 3A.5 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and one or two unidentified speakers. This is badly garbled recording. Item 3A.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss a strategy for dealing with legislators on H.R. 10, the Self-employed Individuals Retirement Act of 1962. The beginning of the recording is very garbled. Item 3A.7 is a brief and fragmentary exchange between operators. The recording includes office noises. Item 3A.8 is a sound recording of part of a conversation between President John F. Kennedy and approximately six unidentified people, possibly including Reverend Billy (William Franklin) Graham and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss guerrillas in Colombia. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 3B.1.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33-5
Sound recording of four telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first telephone exchange, President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther discuss the nomination of W. Willard Wirtz for the position of Secretary of Labor. Machine noise follows.In the second telephone exchange, [White House Operator?] reports on the whereabouts of David McDonald. Machine noise follows.
In the third telephone exchange, Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln notifies a man at the West Lobby about an impending delivery from “Mr. Nelson from the Civil Rights Commission.” Machine noise follows.
In the fourth telephone exchange, [White House Operator?] announces a call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln from Phil Regan. The recording of this telephone exchange ends abruptly, and the full exchange (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 3A.1.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 33, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-33, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 33.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss Wirtz’s nomination to the position of Secretary of Labor.[White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 33, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-33, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 33.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther. They discuss W. Willard Wirtz as a possible nominee to the position of Secretary of Labor. They also talk about meeting to discuss labor issues.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 33, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-33, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 33.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33
Dictation Belt 33 contains five sound recordings. Item 33.1 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and a man called "[McDonald]." They schedule a later telephone call. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 33.2 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther. They discuss W. Willard Wirtz as a possible nominee to the position of Secretary of Labor. They also talk about meeting to discuss labor issues. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 33.3 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss Wirtz’s nomination to the position of Secretary of Labor. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. Item 33.4 is a recording of two brief telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first exchange, President John F. Kennedy asks [White House Operator?] to place calls to labor leaders Walter Reuther, George Harrison, and David McDonald. In the second exchange, a man identified as “George” offers President Kennedy congratulations on the appointment of Arthur J. Goldberg. The recording of the exchange begins in mid-sentence. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 33.5 is a recording of four telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first exchange, President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther discuss the nomination of W. Willard Wirtz for the position of Secretary of Labor. Machine noise follows. In the second exchange, [White House Operator?] reports on the whereabouts of David McDonald. Machine noise follows. In the third exchange, Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln notifies a man at the West Lobby about an impending delivery from “Mr. Nelson from the Civil Rights Commission.” Machine noise follows. In the fourth exchange, [White House Operator?] announces a call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln from Phil Regan. The recording of this telephone exchange ends abruptly, and the full exchange (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 3A.1.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-131-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor held in the White House Cabinet Room.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-123-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room announcing the appointment of W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-25-G
AR27, ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-30-E
AR26
Textual folder
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7440-A
President John F. Kennedy announces the appointment of William Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor. Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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-ST-407-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) shakes hands with Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (center left), during Secretary Wirtz's swearing-in ceremony. Looking on (L-R): 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; William Wilbur Wirtz; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz (face obscured); Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Philip Wirtz (partially hidden); Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Richard 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 of New York (partially hidden); Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller; unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-407-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) visits with Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (center left), during Secretary Wirtz's swearing-in ceremony. Looking on (L-R): President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz (face obscured); Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Philip Wirtz (partially hidden); Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Richard 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-ST-407-2-62
Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (left, at microphone), delivers remarks following his swearing-in; President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Wirtz. Also pictured: Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Richard Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde; Marian Wirtz Conde; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller. Photographers and members of the press observe, including: Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-407-1-62
Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (left, at microphone), delivers remarks following his swearing-in; President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Wirtz. Also pictured: President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; Richard Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde; Marian Wirtz Conde; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller. Photographers and members of the press observe, including: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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-C
President John F. Kennedy stands with Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz, and members of his family during Secretary Wirtz's swearing-in ceremony. Left to right: President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Cornelius J. Haggerty (in back, facing away); Secretary Wirtz; Mary Jane Quisenberry Wirtz; Jeann Sohner Wirtz; William Wilbur Wirtz; President Kennedy; Richard Wirtz; Philip Wirtz; Kathryn Jeann Wirtz; Gerald T. Conde (partially hidden); 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.