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Oral Histories: Laurence Silberman

Washington, DC
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Laurence Silberman served as the Undersecretary of Labor during the Nixon Administration. In this oral history recorded for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Silberman discusses labor policies from that era including affirmative action and the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration – also known as OSHA.
 

Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012 at 3:19pm (ET)

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