The LBJ Tapes: Railroads Strike
President Lyndon Johnson talked about a threatened strike against the railroads and financial legislation with AFL-CIO President George Meany, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, and Senate F…
84 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about a threatened strike against the railroads and financial legislation with AFL-CIO President George Meany, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, and Senate F…
84 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about appointments, the economy, foreign policy, and leaks to the press in calls with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen…
218 viewsPresident Johnson’s calls with Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz; AFL-CIO President George Meany; and United Auto Workers Union President Walter Reuther. Topics include a minimum wage bill; stri…
535 viewsWe note this month’s 50th anniversary of the AFL-CIO with President Johnson’s calls with AFL-CIO president George Meany. He was a key figure in the merger and served as its first president. …
188 viewsGeorge Meany, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), appeared on the “Longines Chronoscope” interview program. He talked about his stance on the Taft-Hartley Act and …
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