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President's Daily Diary entry, 5/4/1966 (Item)
  • . , AFL-CIO Joseph D. Keenan, Intl Secy of Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers George M. Harrison, Chief Exec Ofcr, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Boyle, As W. A. , Pres. , United Mine Workers of Americ a Abel, I. W. , Pres., United
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1959" (Item)
  • Washington Texas-Exes Banquet tonight; both LBJ and CTJ attend, LBJ addresses the group. 3/3 LBJ and Yarborough host a coffee for the Texas AFL-CIO; CTJ and LBJ attend the AFL-CIO banquet tonight. 3/4 Busby sends LBJ a memo suggesting changes
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/5/1965 (Item)
  • . Alexander N . McFarlane , Chr. , Cor n Products Co . , NY C • George Meany , Pres;. , AFL-CIO , D . C. ( Pres's ^table ) \ Ed S . Miller , Gen' l Pre s , Hote l & Restaurant Employee s & Bartenders ' Int'l Union . Cincinnati , Ohi o John A . Moorhead , Pres
Oral history transcript, Chris Dixie, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • a place for as long as Shivers was in the saddle in the official Democratic Party. But the DOT was an outgrowth of the Fort Worth convention and the growing self-awareness of the liberal elements around the state. The AFL-CIO had merged a year or two
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 3 (III), 7/2/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • use his ties with national labor to exert influence on Texas labor? B: National labor, he had no ties with national labor. At that point, remember, you didn't have the two of them together; the AFL and the CIO had not merged. At that point
Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)" (Item)
  • AFL-CK) 0t9$nlt:tt ." The ftrstladysperi Friday,Sep\embef 11,pel'$orelyc:alil"9 govemoraa.rd congreumen In theelgti &talesthatst. wouldpa&& ltYoughto il'Mtc lhom lo board h> train.Nor1"1 CarolinasenatorsSam EMn and E'N'ett Jordan said }1tS,blA SenatorA
Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)" (Item)
  • AFL-CK) 0t9$nlt:tt ." The ftrstladysperi Friday,Sep\embef 11,pel'$orelyc:alil"9 govemoraa.rd congreumen In theelgti &talesthatst. wouldpa&& ltYoughto il'Mtc lhom lo board h> train.Nor1"1 CarolinasenatorsSam EMn and E'N'ett Jordan said }1tS,blA SenatorA
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 15 (XV), 6/23/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of reaction. Now, as a practical matter, what happened here was a rather difficult operation in which Arthur Goldberg, who was then the chief counsel of the AFL-CIO, and I were in touch almost every day and really negotiating on what could be done
  • Dubinsky in reforms of the Taft-Hartley Act; Arthur Goldberg as chief counsel AFL-CIO; the Kennedy bill; McClellan bill of rights; secondary boycott provision; picketing; the conference committee; the Landrum-Griffin bill; barbecue at the Ranch for Lopez
Folder, "Gen HU 2/ST 1, 3/9/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]", WHCF HU, Box 27 (Item)
  • J WA1415 PD I 'I 7 12 WASHINGTON DC 9 519P EST THE PRESIDENT THE ·!HITE HOUSE WE I THE AFL - CIO ARE APPALLED BY THE POLICE BRUTALITY I SELMA , ALABAMA . THE MEN A1D vO EN WHO YiERE CLUBBED AND BEATEN BY THE STATE POLICE AND OTHER LA 1
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 26 (XXVI), 4/18/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • probably--I don't know. I have no recollection of his talking about them except for his occasional jokes about Reuther, the Humphrey thing. But Meany was the labor establishment. Meany was labor, labor, labor. The AFL-CIO [American Federation of Labor
Oral history transcript, A. Phillip Randolph, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Angeles? R: I was at the convention, that's right, but not a delegate. I was against the nomination of President Johnson at that time as the vice president. In the Executive Council meeting of the AFL-CIO, when they went on record to support President
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1958" (Item)
  • on a speaking tour in Austin. The Johnsons host a coffee for Texas AFL-CIO members at the Capitol. 3/5 LBJ supports Albert Gore’s proposal to establish a Public Works Administration with $500 million job-creation fund, the federal government contributing 90
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/2/1968 (Item)
  • Corporation Hon. L . Mendel Rivers, Chairman, House Committee on Armed Services (U. S. Representative, First District South Carolina - Demo.) Mr. P. L. Siemiller, President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (AFL-CIO) Lt. Gen York
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/14/1968 (Item)
  • the Award --the President shook hands w/ each lady, and then made his remarks 4' Territo 1:16p To '1:22p " 1:25p t 1:31p ~t Oval Office - alone T 14, 1968 "MW George ~MW -pl Meany, President, AFL-CIO - pl VH.TE HOUSE date March 14, 1968 DENT
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/17/1967 (Item)
  • to Philip Weightman - retiring fm AFL-CIO Comte on Political Education Msg for Polish National Alliance National Convention i Ltr to Mrs. Arthur G. Rosenbluth, Pres. , B'nai B'rith Women, Wash, DC thanking for ltr endorsement approving Pres. 's Middle East
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/16/1964 (Item)
  • Demaray , President , Seattl e Pacifi c Colleg e Marvin Williams , Washingto n Stat e Labo r Counci l AFL-CIO Chet Ramage , Kin g Count y Central Labo r Counci l Gene Nelson , Kin g Count y Central Labo r Counci l .Ed Munro , Kin g Count y Commissione r
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/8/1964 (Item)
  • ) , Congressma n Ra v J. Madden , Mr . Jo e Keenan . AFL-CIO . M F V M The President visited with the gentlemen durin g the flight t o Garv - - loca l problems in Indian a concernin g the ai d o f the government , etc . Arrived a t GARY . INDIAN A airpor t
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/16/1964 (Item)
  • (AFL-CIO) , Dr . Alle n Isen , G W (GER & : V M aboard cho pper #2) Arriving a t 4:2 4 pm. Departed Andrew s AF B aboar d AF-1 , 26 , 000 w/ abov e staf f an d also Senato r Stephe n Young. Mr . Bil l Geogha n (fr. Justic e Dept . ) The President wen t
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/11/1967 (Item)
  • Room _ | OFF j Joe j I- ! _._^—u..^^—*—~—~-^—*A'- t papers on mjdr's desk I__J . the office (oval room ) . .. „_.„ RECORD: Lane Kirkland. AFL-CIO in Califano —__—_-__—, , «-^_ „ lounge - - ' 3:25p I - " I : To 11, 1967
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/9/1967 (Item)
  • Thursda y Expen< Codt e In the mansion - through the Diplomatic Reception Room To Red Room to receive his luncheon guests N w/ members of the AFL-CIO Executive Coun OFF RECORD To Private Dining Room for LUNCHEO to correspondence to be typed back
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/20/1966 (Item)
  • The Honorable Henry H. Fowler President, Secretary of the Treasury Association Dr. Martin Essex Mrs. Marcella Beatty National Chairman, School Savings Executive Director Program and AFL-CIO Auxil laries State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Ohio Mr
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/16/1966 (Item)
  • , the NAM, and the Chamber o Commerce) and for the support of labor (through the AFL-CIO Council) in behalf of the payroll deduction plan for the saying bnds campaign." KixBKax Kintner memo for the files, dated June 18 C, l:32p To Date June White House p
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/23/1966 (Item)
  • Marshall -Council Member--General Counsel, IBM Corp. , Armonk, NY G William Miller- " "--President, Textron, Inc., Providence, R.I. A Philip Randolph (honorary chairman of council) - VP, AFL-CIO, NYC Roy Wilkins , Council Member, --Exec Director, NAACP, NYC
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/7/1965 (Item)
  • July 7 , 196 5 WEDNESDAY White House Andrew Biemille r (AFL-CIO) Joseph Rau h Washingto n attorne y ^BBBHHBBHHBi i Legislative Leader s Breakfas t W/ Vic e President Huber t Humphre y Speake r Joh n McCormack Senator Georg e Smathers Larr y
Folder, "January 12, 1965," President’s Appointment File [Diary Backup], Box 12 (Item)
  • League Mr. & Mrs. George Meany Pres., AFL-CIO Mr. -3-1/12/65 & Mrs. Donald W. Nyrop St. Paul, Minnesota Mr. & lv1.rs. Yoichi R. Okamoto Bethesda, Maryland Mr. & Mrs. James G. Patton Pres., National Farmers Union Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Peterson Pres. , Bank
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 21, 15 January 1981," LBJ Library (Item)
  • as a collector f ideas about the economy which the new President could consider. Keynote speakers for the conference were Senator Howard Baker, now the Senate Majority Leader; Barbara Jordan, professor at the LBJ School; Lane Kirkland, presi­ dent of the AFL/CIO
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 17 (XVII), 12/17/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • financing. That was the Republican compromise. Then it was further compromised by the AFL-CIO, who insisted that COPE continue its fund-raising procedures as it had in the past. And in order to achieve that, it was further compromised that the long
  • Security eligibility and exempt local telephone services from the excise tax restoration; the annual debate over raising the debt ceiling and foreign aid; a proposed rider exempting the proposed National Football League (NFL)-American Football League (AFL
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 4 (IV), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • up on the fact that Stevenson had the support of labor, organized labor, in the first primary and there were a couple of people with the CIO. Now, they weren't the AFL-CIO then, it was two separate operations. There were some CIO people who were
Oral history transcript, Ruth Prokop, interview 2 (II), 2/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Spector, who had a long background in mental health legislation and in housing for the elderly. He was an excellent congressional liaison officer. He was succeeded by Ed Lashman. Ed, who had worked for Andy Biemiller at AFL-CIO, was another master. Working
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 44 (XLIV), 3/29/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • meeting last evening I expressed the interest of the AFL-CIO [American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations] Executive Board in a strong and effective merchant marine. We have now come to the conclusion that the best way to achieve
Folder, "COLEMAN, JAMES P. (GOV.) [4 OF 5]," White House Name Files, WHCF, Box C-320 (Item)
  • , RETAILSTOREEMPLOYEES UNION LOCAL 428 AFL-CIO ~ rf?~~(/ ~~ ames P. Mcloughlin Secretary- Tre·asurer gj County & AFL-CIO CYpress 8-0500 EC iVf.D u u t 10. 1965 o tgom y: John . er to t e~tae:nt JBC:dhl President Lyndon·B. White House Washington, D. c
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1945" (Item)
  • address on the problems of the South and the need for leadership. A struggle for control of the N.Y. waterfront between the AFL and the CIO entered the pier strike as members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (AFL) started a back-to-work
Oral history transcript, Stanley Ruttenberg, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • federation. [I] was from that period of time until I went into the government in January, 1963, not only the Director of Research for the AFL-CIO, but also the Director of the Economic Policy Committee. I was also the Director of the Economic Policy
Oral history transcript, Nelson M. Bortz, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • . This was done in discussions with President Meany of AFL-CIO set up a committee which met with the Secretary and which met with us in working out what would be reasonable . M: Did labor oppose you in this organization? B: No . M: The labor people
Oral history transcript, Herbert N. Blackman, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • attitude. Now 't.eknow, fairly aside from that experience, the AFL-CIO has been quite strongly opposed to East-West trade expansion in almost any form of intercourse with the Soviet bloc and basically continues that way now. They did, oh, in the last
Oral history transcript, Hugh Gardner Ackley, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • this view or not, but it was our view. And we kept writing him and talking to him on that, and I'll never forget when he said, "All right, let's try something. I'm going to call in the Executive Committee of the AFL-CIO and a couple of days later I'll call
Folder, "III," Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965 Files, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)
Folder, "Ex FG 245 Housing and Home Finance Agency, 6/11/65 - 9/23/65" WHCF FG, Box 288 (Item)
  • Service BIEMILLER,Andrew W., AFL-CIO LANDRY, Kenneth C BLACKMAN, Larry, Nat'l Assn. of Home LAZARUS, Ralph, Federated Dept} Stores Builders BOSWCRTH, Francis, Friends Neighborhood CARLTON, Winslow, Group Heal insuraooe Guild LINNEHAN, John L • , BOUTIN
Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 2 (II), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • the background of when Andy Biemiller got to be head of the legislative division of the AFL-CIO. Bob had been head for the CIO part. So there was a legitimate, honest problem there with the merger, and I think that Walter took on Oliver as his consultant--I
Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1948]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 29 (Item)
  • of letters Peddy is sen:l ­ ing out . They are awful. Stop him . 22--Jrom Oraage Your st~nd on .a bor w~s &ll right first primary. Plekse hurry and deny CIO or Goats . The don ' t like it anywhere along this whole coast. Please c~ reot former athtement/ you