Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  Card for the Javits Center showing New York City skyline

  Card introducing the newly constructed Javits Center, the card features an illustration of the New York City Skyline, as well as a smaller illustration of the Javits Center in the bottom right hand corner. The card features contact information for the center , as well as a brief message describing the center.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1984
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  Photograph of Jacob Javits and John Marburger

  Photographer Unknown. Photograph. Javits, Jacob K., Marburger, John H., 1984. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1984-04
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  Official Photograph of Jacob Javits and Ronald Reagan

  Official Photo, The White House. Photograph. Graham, Billy, Javits, Jacob K., Javits, Marion B., Reagan, Ronald, 1983 February 23. Autographed, Unidentified event, Unidentified persons (not completely identified), Small group. Color.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1983-02-23
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  Card from George H.W. Bush & reply by Javits

  Card from George H.W. Bush & reply by Javits, The card congratulates Javits on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The card features an apology from the Bush for not being able to attend the ceremony
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1983
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  Telegram from Michael Deaver informing Javits that he was selected to receive medal

  Telegram from Michael Deaver informing Javits that he was selected to receive medal, black text on off-white background, Western Union Telegram
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1983-02-15
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  The Charles Evans Hughes Gold Medal

  Certificate from the National Conference of Christians and Jews presenting "The Charles Evans Hughes gold medal" to "The Honorable Jacob K. Javits" on March 7, 1983. Black writing with blue and gold highlights. Certificate is inside a dark blue leather cover with gold lettering.
  Original medium: Certificate
  Date: 1983-03-07
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  Senator Javits Establishes Longevity Record for Senate Service

  Press release for Senator Javits establishing longevity record for senate service from New York State from May 3, 1979. Outlines a history of Javits' time and accomplishments in the Senate. Typescript. 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1979-05-03
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  Correspondence on Javits celebration

  Correspondence on Javits celebration. Typescript. 7 total pp.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1979-02-09
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  Photograph of the Rose Garden Ceremony at the White House

  White House Photograph of the Rose Garden Ceremony at White House at which President Jimmy Carter installed members of the National Commission to Review Antitrust Laws and Procedures. Inscription reads "Best Wishes to Jack Javits..Jimmy Carter." July 21, 1978. Black and white photograph. President Jimmy Carter stands in front of a line of people including Javits at a podium.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1978-07-21
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  Senator Javits sworn in as member of National Antitrust Commission

  Press Release for Senator Javits being sworn in as a Member of the National Antitrust Commission by President Carter dated June 21, 1978. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1978-06-21
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  Javits introduces bill to establish an Antitrust Review Commission

  Pages from the Congressional Record. Proceedings and Debates of the 95th Congress, first session. Javits introduces a bill to establish an Antitrust Review Commission. Typescript. 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1977-05-23
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  "An Impact on his Times": A booklet documenting the work Jacob Javits work

  Booklet. Javits Dinner Committee. "An Impact on his Times." Cover: blue and red writing. White paper. Inside tells what Javits has done in his time as Senator. Paper, [1974]
  Original medium: Booklet
  Date: 1974
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  Campaign Leaflet for Jacob K. Javits Re-elction; endorsed by Ralph Nader

  Campaign leaflet. Blue ink. White paper. Printed on both sides. Ralph Nader report, 1974.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1974
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  Press Release for Pension Reform Law

  Press release: Pension Reform: The New Law. The press release goes into the specific reasons for the reform.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1974-09-18
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  Letter and Memo Concerning Pension Reform Act

  Letter to New York constituents and memo by Jacob K. Javits. The proposal covers Pension Reform Act (ERISA--Employment Retirement Income Security Act) being signed into law
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1974-09-16
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  Press Release for Working Men and Women Concerning the Pension Reform Bill

  Press release: Javits Praises Nation's Working Men and Women, Hails Signing of Pension Bill by President Ford
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1974-09-02
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  Pension Reform Act with Signatures

  Front page of Act with signatures of sponsors
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1974-09-02
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  Photo of Jacob Javits with the President and his Cabinet in the White House

  Official Photo, The White House. Photograph. Ford, Gerald R., Jackson, Henry M., Javits, Jacob K., Kissinger, Henry A., Ribicoff, Abraham, 1974 August 15. Unidentified event. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1974-08-15
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  Photo of Jacob Javits with Mick Jagger and his wife, Bianca Jagger

  Photographer Unknown. Photograph. Jagger, Bianca, (right), Jagger, Mick, (center), Javits, Jacob K., (left) 1973 May 2. Unidentified event. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1973-05-02
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  Press Release Stating Jacob Javits' Views on Veto of War Powers Resolution

  Press release: Senator Jacob K. Javits, Statement on House vote to over-ride presidential veto of War Powers Resolution
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1973-11-07
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  Press Release Stating Jacob Javits' Views on War Powers Bill.

  Press release: Statement by Senator Jacob K. Javits on Veto of War Powers Bill. He voices his lack of support for the veto, and seeks to override it.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1973-10-24
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  Press Release: Committing the Nation to War

  Press release: Discusses the concessions and preparations that will need to be made by the US Government, including the War Powers Act
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1973-01-16
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  Who Makes War: The President versus Congress

  Cover of book written by Senator Jacob K. Javits with Don Kellermann. Forewords by Barbara W. Tuchman and Alexander M. Bickel. Back cover of book features image of Jacob K. Javits on phone. On inside of dust jacket are a summary of the book and quotes.
  Original medium: Book Jacket
  Date: 1973
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  Senator Jacob K. Javits reveals to the public, the introduction of the first female page in the United States Senate

  Press release: First girl senate pages to be sworn in May 14
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1971-05-13
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  Senator Jacob K. Javits press release about gender discrimination

  Press release: Senator Jacob K. Javits Collection, Press conference statement of Senator Javits to end gender discrimination in the United States Senate. He discusses the introduction of the first woman page in the Senate
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1971-04-27
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  Senator Jacob K. Javits begins the process for gender integration into the Senate

  Press release: Senators Jacob K. Javits, Fred R. Harris, and Charles H. Percy seek support of resolution to permit girl pages. April 11, 1971. Typescript. 2pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1971-04-11
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  Press Releases for Total Reorganization of Federal Enforcement Agencies to Counter Drug Abuse, and Mandatory Federal Sentences for Drug Trafficers

  2 Press releases: Javits proposes total reorganization of federal enforcement agencies to counter drug abuse, March 13, 1973; Javits proposes mandatory federal sentences for those who traffic in drugs, March 15, 1973. "As I See It... by Senator Javits" in white on a blue banner heading. Typescript. 2 pp each release, 4 pp total.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1972-03-15
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  Press Release and News Article about The Committee of Nine Completes Major Re-Assessment of European-American Relations and

  Press release: The Committee of Nine completes major re-assessment of European-American Relations. October 2, 1973. Typescript 4 pp ; newsclipping: Javits Urges Summit Meeting... from the International Herald Tribune, March 26, 1973
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1973
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  Press Release of Statements by Javits on the Second United Nations Development Decade

  Press Release: Statement by Sen. Javits on the Second United Nations Development Decade, October 17, 1970. Typescript. 5 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1970-10-17
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  Marian Javits with photographer Richard Avedon

  Photograph of Marian Javits with photographer Richard Avedon (left), Edward W. Brooke, and Charles E. Goodell. April 8, 1970. B&W. In 1963, Senator Jacob K. Javits sponsored legislation to establish a U.S. National Arts Foundation, a precursor of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. Congress in the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1970-04-08
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  List of Bills for the 91st Congress 1st session

  List of Bills for the 91st Congress 1st session. Typescript. 8 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1969
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  Jacob K. Javits and Golda Meir in Jerusalem

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits and Golda Meir, Jerusalem in January 1970. Photo Emka, Ltd. Unidentified event. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1970
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  Construction Safety Bill signing with Senator Jacob K. Javits, President Richard M. Nixon, and Harrison Williams

  Official Photo, The White House. Construction Safety Bill signing with Senator Jacob K. Javits, President Richard M. Nixon, and Harrison Williams. August 9, 1969. Large group, unidentified persons (not completely identified). B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1969-08-09
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  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on Peace Corps.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on Peace Corps. Jacob K. Javits, July 16, 1971. B&W. Peace Corps Photograph.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1971-07-16
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  "I'm voting for Senator Javits the public library's champion in Washington", Campaign Flyer

  Campaign flyer: Yellow paper, printed on one side only. In black: "I'm voting for Senator Javits the public library's champion in Washington." Paper, Undated.
  Original medium: Flyer
  Date: 1968
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  Re-Elect Javits Bumper Sticker

  Campaign bumper sticker. Blue ellipse with "Re-elect Javits" in white. At the ends of the ellipse are 2 orange half circles with purple and green petals. Javits in '68 Campaign Committee. Paper.
  Original medium: Sticker
  Date: 1968
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  "What I've done. What I'm doing and most important, What I'm going to do. Jacob Javits U.S. Senator"

  Campaign leaflet. "What I've done. What I'm doing and most important, What I'm going to do. Jacob Javits U.S. Senator" Black with white writing. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1968
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  Javits in '68 Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Javits in '68" in blue on black. 18 pages. Printed on both sides. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1968
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  Joint Legislative Committee on Welfare, 1968

  Joint Legislative Committee on Welfare, 1968. Jacob K. Javits pictured left with William E. Adams and Charles E. Goodell. March 1968. Photographer Unknown. Unidentified persons (not completely identified), Small group. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1968-03
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  Vietnam captured Viet Cong weapons in Bien Hoa, Vietnam

  Photograph of Vietnam captured Viet Cong weapons in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Jacob K. Javits pictured with Brigadier General E. W. Williamson. Unidentified persons (not completely identified). Small group. B&W. Photographer Unknown. Undated.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1966
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  Jacob K. Javits and Ogden R. Reid, 1966

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (right) and Ogden R. Reid in military clothing. United States Marine Corps official photograph. Unidentified event. Unidentified persons (not completely identified). Small group. B&W. January 11, 1966.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1966-01-01
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  Jacob K. Javits and Ogden R. Reid, 1966

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (center) and Ogden R. Reid (left) in military clothing looking at possibly a map being held by a third unidentified man. United States Marine Corps official photograph. Unidentified event. Unidentified persons (not completely identified). Small group. B&W. January 11, 1966.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1966-01-11
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  Press release from Senator Jacob K. Javits: "Vietnam: lessons and hard choices"

  Press release from Senator Jacob K. Javits: "Vietnam: lessons and hard choices." April 19, 1966. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1966-04-19
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  Senator Jacob K. Javits introduces first black page to United States Senate

  Photograph. Photographer Unknown. Cotton, Norris, Javits, Jacob K., Undated. Unidentified persons (not completely identified) "First Black Page."
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1965
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  Press release: Senate News Conference with Senator Jacob K. Javits

  A press release and transcript from the television show "Senate News Conference" filmed for broadcast on Sunday May 2, 1965
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1965-05-01
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  Public Law 89-209- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

  Public Law 89-209 allowed for the creation of the "National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965." It allowed for grants to be given to artists and individuals who work in the humanities to assist them in their endeavors with financial support from the Federal Government
  Original medium: Pamphlet
  Date: 1965-09-29
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  Press release: Senator Javits introduces National Arts Foundation Bill

  Press release: Senator Javits talks about the importance of supporting the arts and the humanities. He addresses the way in which funds will be allocated to people in the arts and the humanities and his personal support of this bill.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1965-01-07
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  Press release: Senator Javits to introduce legislation to establish a U.S. Arts Foundation

  This is the first time that Senator Javits addressed the importance of establishing an organization dedicated to supporting people in the arts and the humanities.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-03-03
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  Press release from Senators Jacob K. Javits and Robert F. Kennedy

  Press release from Senators Jacob K. Javits and Robert F. Kennedy on a voting rights bill for citizens educated in a language other than English at an American school. April 8, 1965. Typescript. 1 p.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1965-04-08
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  Photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Johnson shaking hands after passage of Civil Rights Bill

  Photograph. United Press International. Civil Rights Bill-Signing Ceremony, Javits, Jacob K., Johnson, Lyndon B., King, Martin Luther, Jr., Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is shaking hands with a seated President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Senator Javits is standing and smiling behind and between them.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1964-07-02