Face the Nation With George Meany Transcript
Collection Number: 5498m
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Face the Nation With George Meany
Transcript, 1970
Collection Number:
5498m
Creator:
Meany, George
Quantity:
1 file folder.
Forms of Material:
Interviews, transcripts .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Transcript of Face the Nation broadcast on September 6,
1970. George Meany, Presdient of the AFL-CIO, was the featured guest.
Language:
Collection material in English
George Meany (1894-1980) was elected president of the American Federation of Labor
(A.F. of L.) in 1952. His efforts to unite his organization with its rival, the
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), was successful, and he was elected
president of the merged organization, the AFL-CIO, in 1955. He was a vigorous
anti-communist and an outspoken member of the Democratic Party, who, by virtue of
his office, wielded considerable influence in the party.
Interview broadcast on CBS radio and television stations, conducted by George Herman
and Bruce Morton (CBS News) and Frank Swoboda (BUSINESS WEEK).
The following personalities and issues figure in the interview: the Democratic Party,
left-wing Democrats, Richard M. Nixon, Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), George
S. McGovern, Edward M. Kennedy, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Arthur J. Goldberg, Vietnam,
Meany's Labor Day message, strikes, the United Automobile Workers, civil service
workers , railroads, import quotas, House Trade Bill/Mills Bill, and the United Mine
Workers of America.
Names:
Goldberg, Arthur J.
Herman, George, 1920-2005
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012
Morton, Bruce, 1930-2014
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979
Swoboda, Frank
Americans for Democratic Action
Democratic Party (U.S.)
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
United Mine Workers of America.
Subjects:
Foreign trade and employment z United States.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 x Public opinion.
Trade-union insurance. United States.
Trade-union rituals.
Trade-unions. Government employees. United
States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Interviews.
Transcripts.
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Cite As:
Face the Nation With George Meany Transcript #5498m. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Container
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Date
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Box 1 | 1970 | ||
For broadcast on September 6, 1970 featuring George Meany; 17 pages.
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