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Nelson Cruikshank with Members of the Advisory Council on Social Security
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Members of the Advisory Council on Social Security, which has just completed a review of the social security program and submitted recommendations for improvements in the present program, and a program of hospital insurance for the aged and the disabled, are shown here (l. to r.): (seated) Nelson H. Cruikshank, Director, Department of Social Security, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; Loula F. Dunn, Director, American Public Welfare Association, 1949-1964; Robert M. Ball, Commissioner of Social Security, Chairman; Marion B. Folsom, Director and former Treasurer, Eastman Kodak Company; J. Douglas Brown, Dean of the Faculty, Princeton University; Gordon M. Freeman, President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Herman M. Somers, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Leonard Woodcock, Vice President, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; Reinhard A. Hohaus, Director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Fellow, Society of Actuaries; Arthur Larson, Director, Rule of Law Research Center, Duke University; James P. Dixon, M.D., Board, Eaton Manufacturing Company; Kenneth W. Clement, M.D., Practicing Physician and Immediate Past President, National Medical Association.
1955
United States. Social Security Administration
Publication Information
| Creator | United States. Social Security Administration |
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| Date Created | 1955 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Nelson H. Cruikshank papers, 1927-1989 |
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| Call Number | M96-082 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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