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| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | Wilbur Cohen speaks from a lectern at the 50th anniversary celebration of Social Security. On one lapel he is wearing a button which says: "Happy Birthday... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer, standing and speaking from the podium, and Wilbur Cohen beside him, seated, at the 35th anniversary celebration of Social Security bill en... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Wilbur Cohen, center, and Arthur Altmeyer right, at a table during the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Social Security enactment. On the left is an ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1964 |
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| Description: | Social Security district manager Sydney S. Miller (left) presents awards for outstanding work in public service to clerical staff members at the Madison So... |
| Date: | 08 14 1935 |
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| Description: | President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer standing at a blackboard speaking at the Salzburg seminar in American studies. Arthur J. Altmeyer (1891–1972) was the United States Commi... |
| Date: | 03 31 1939 |
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| Description: | The conference concerned the pending bill to improve the Social Security Act. From left to right, all sitting: Senator James F. Byrnes, Chairman of the Sen... |
| Date: | 08 14 1968 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer stands at the podium speaking about the 33rd anniversary of the Social Security bill. Wilbur Cohen and Robert Ball and an unidentified man ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Wilbur J. Cohen sitting at his desk as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Social Security Administration was his responsibility. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, probably during the time he was Chair of the three-person Social Security Board from 1935-1937. |
| Date: | 08 14 1945 |
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| Description: | A large group of federal employees celebrating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. Left to right standing: Evelyn S. Selecma... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Edwin Witte, chief of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Service from 1922-1933. While the executive director of the President's Committee o... |
| Date: | 07 30 1965 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Arthur Altmeyer poses outdoors with John Engell (last name?), Paul Douglas, and Oscar Ewing at the signing of the Medicare Bill." Arthur... |
| Date: | 10 31 1968 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer, sitting, with Mr. Hendricks, Jim MacMurray and Byron E. Goetz, all Regional Commissioners of Social Security, at a meeting. |
| Date: | 05 1965 |
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| Description: | Mr. William J. Kappel of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was the 20 millionth beneficiary. President Johnson presented his first check to him at a White House ceremon... |
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| Description: | President Lyndon B. Johnson stands next to Wilbur J. Cohen who is holding up a copy of the brochure, "Social Security Information for Young Families." |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer standing in front of the Social Security Administration Headquarters. In 1973 the building was renamed the Altmeyer Building in his hono... |
| Date: | 05 1937 |
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| Description: | In the U.S. Supreme Court Room, after hearing the Court hand down its decisions upholding the constitutionality of the old age insurance and unemployment i... |
| Date: | 02 24 1939 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer (center), Chairman of the Social Security Board, pictured as he appeared before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee. Altmeyer e... |
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