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President's Daily Diary entry, 7/18/1966 (Item)
  • Steelworkers of Am W. A. Boyle Pres. United Mine Workers George Meany Pres. AFL-CIO Walter F. Reuther Benjamin Soffer Seymour Wolfbein William Simkin Lawrence C. McQuade David S. North / Arthur S. Flemming Pres. Univ of Oregon Howard W. Johnson Pres. MIT W
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/21/1966 (Item)
  • !ude visited by) tur MORE ATTENDANCE AT GUYANANLUNCHEON Expend Code e Mr. Edwin A. Lahey, Knight Newspapers Dr. F. Pierce Lineweaver, Jr. , Washington, DC Mr. James P. Maloney, Jr. , Washington, DC Mr. Andrew McLellan, AFL-CIO Mr. Clarence Mitchell
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/21/1965 (Item)
  • SHOPPING CENTER The President was greeted by a Reception Committee including : Mr. Ton y Kowazoe Mr. Hank Brow n - AFL-CIO Sen. Abraham Kazen - Texas Senato r Mr. Sol Casseb Mr. Aubry Klin e Mr. John Daniel s Mr. Oscar Laurel Mr. Charles DeLeon Judge Micke
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/9/1965 (Item)
  • to San Francisco Californi a _ _ ^•|AFL-CIO National Convention . Presiden to t^e t o f Convention - Georg e Mean T. */ TBne Presiden t w / part y - - Harr y Reasoner o f CB S New s Bil l Moyer s (the y ha d just arrive d fro m Austin , Texas ) . M F
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/9/1965 (Item)
  • . Aubre y J . Wagn e r Gov . Jame s A . Rhode s o f Ohi o Cong. Richar d D . McCarth y -George Meany - AFL-CIO Senator. Danie l B . Brewste r Alex Radi n Cong. Jame s Ke e Jenator Fosep h I) . Tyding s Cong. Rober t E . Sweene y .Kermit Overby-NRC
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/12/1965 (Item)
  • Executive Assoc Railway Employees Dept AFL CIO Charles Luna Cleveland Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen President George Harris Cedar Rapids President Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Re their views on the overall national transportation policies
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 30 (XXX), 11/4/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Meany's attitude toward McGovern. You did not have at the top of the AFL-CIO vigorous movement in behalf of the ticket. That meant you had to deal with individual international union presidents and through that means develop an organized labor interest
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 66, 15 August 1997," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Vaisse, "Leadership into Orbit? America's International Role in Communication Satellites. 19581975"; Edmund F. Wehrle, "Repre­ hensible Repercussions: Free Trade Unionism, the AFL-CIO, and the Vietnam War"; and Randall B. Woods, "Lyndon Baines Johnson
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 46 (XLVI), 5/24/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , none of which we ever put forward to the Congress. And you know, as the war went on you've got to remember that Meany and Lane Kirkland and the AFL-CIO were staunch allies of the President on the war. And they were staunch allies of the President
Lyndon Johnson's 1949 Desk Diary, beginning 7/18/1949 (Item)
  • 0.Cf ~ O'. f l O ll.~ I 2.00 3.00 .,. 4.00 00.{'. 5.00 0 ·i ,I .i_: / , 9.00 ·o.c< 10.~g co.or ' 11.00 ..rr 12.00 ~D 1.00 ·~ 0 .~ 0 .s: 00.f; CiO. ~;. r-1 "',, 1 ' l '1 l l
Oral history transcript, Jerry Holleman, interview 1 (I), 4/19/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • of the two organizations, the AF of L and the CIO, occurred--the national merger was in 1955, but the Texas groups did not merge until 1957--1 became president of the State AFL-CIO. Of course, in my capacity as assistant to the executive secretary of the AF
  • Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1948; Assistant to Executive Secretary of the AFL, Austin in 1950; 17 months in Korea; AFL and CIO merger in 1957; strained relations with LBJ; appointment by George Meany as Assistant Secretary of Labor
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/28/1967 (Item)
  • 7:00p MW in 7:01p -7:30 — 7:20p - 7: GC in ZZZZ" i AFL-CIO Wash DC C/l Mr. Al Barkin J (Oval Rm) OFF RECORD 7:30 | Mr. UBBPBBBftk H. S.Hank Brown, President, Texas AFL-CIO 30 Jim Jones joined ' "" ZZIZZZ ' ~ The President autographed 2
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/30/1965 (Item)
  • -*^* > attende d jL-*t—~~ September 30, 1965 THURSDAY WHITE HOUS E To the Ova l Offic e - Mr. Georg e Mean y - AFL-CIO Mr. Andre w Biemille r - AFL-CIO Secy Doug Sen John Gardner Cater joins Edward Long of HEW joins w/ Dr Francis Keppel Mo
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