Arthur Goldberg was born on 8 August 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Dorothy Kurgans. He died on 19 January 1990 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1908
DiedJanuary 19, 1990(81)
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- Official site
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Born
- Died
- January 19,1990
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA(heart attack from coronary artery disease)
- Spouse
- Dorothy KurgansJuly 18, 1931 - February 13, 1988 (her death, 2 children)
- Relatives
- Barry Goldberg(Niece or Nephew)
- Publicity listings
- TriviaAttorney, expert in labor-management relations, Secretary of Labor forPresidentJohn F. Kennedy, he graduated from NorthwesternUniversity in 1930 summa cum laude as top student in his class. DuringWWII while serving in the OSS he organized anti-Nazi European transportation workers behindenemy lines into a vast intelligence network. As general counsel forthe Congress of Industrial Organizations, Goldberg helped to merge thatunion with the American Federation of Labor in 1955, forming theAFL-CIO. After being appointed Secretary of Labor, he was an advocatefor African Americans to reduce racial discrimination in employment.PresidentLyndon B. Johnson urged him in 1965 to head the U.S.delegation to the United Nations, but he resigned as U.N. ambassador in1968 because he disagreed with Johnson's escalation of the war inVietnam. In 1970 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York. He wasU.S. ambassador at large under PresidentJimmy Carter in the late1970s.
- Quotes[on Committee] If Columbus had had an Advisory Committee, he would probably still be at the dock.
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