Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  Audio recording of a private party in honor of Jacob K. Javits

  Audio recording of a private party in honor of Jacob K. Javits held on March 3, 1974. A reception and dinner were held with 1500 -2000 guests at the Hilton Hotel, New York City. 050:00 (this digitized track plays for 30:44), 3-3/4 inches-per-second, 1 track. Topics: John Jay (Jock) Whitney]; John Sherman Cooper - chairman of the dinner; Javits' message and thanks to his kids (Carla, Joy, and Joshua) and wife, Marion Javits; Javits gives thanks to his friends and colleagues; political issues; worker alienation; inflation; global rule of law vs. rule of force; benediction by Reverand [Franklin Graham] from the Council of Churches of New York; Music present [live band].
  Original medium: Audio
  Date: 1974-03-04
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  Audio recording of Javits speaking on the Lou Gordon Program: Richard Nixon's Policies

  Audio recording of Javits speaking on the Lou Gordon Program about: Richard Nixon's Policies.Topics: Senator Griffin; busing-desegregation, Independent Protection Agency for Consumers; education; child development bill; minimum wage; pension and welfare fund; anti-abortion bill; Agnew - Vice President; two party system; Watergate; George McGovern. 7-1/2 inches-per-second, 1 track. October 19, 1972.
  Original medium: Audio
  Date: 1972-10-19
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  Audio recordings of Javits' eight segments of Capitol Hill Today

  Audio recordings of Javits' eight segments of Capitol Hill Today in 1972. Running time: 8 minutes 17 seconds.
  Original medium: Audio
  Date: 1971/1972
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  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on March 7, 1968

  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on March 7, 1968. Javits is interviewed by two Washington reporters, Sam Schaffer and [Ed Flato]. Topics: voting, election, Nelson Rockefeller, compromise peace, withdrawal from Vietnam, bombing cessation, coalition government--Saigon, open housing bill, and Martin Luther King. 013:33, Film positive, Film duplicate, 600 ft., Senate Recording Studio 6332.
  Original medium: Video
  Date: 1968-03-07
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  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on September 4, 1968

  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on September 4, 1968. Javits is interviewed and questioned by two Washington reporters Bill [Tice] and Allan Emory. Topics: Civil rights bill--fair housing section, bossism, direct primary for state office, removing troops from Europe--NATO alliance, urban renewal--small cities, and state of the economy affecting Vietnam. 013:33, Film positive, Film duplicate, 600 ft., Senate Recording Studio 3882.
  Original medium: Video
  Date: 1966-09-04
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  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on July 10, 1966

  Film footage of Javits speaking at a Senate News Conference on July 10, 1966. Four interns from the New York area ask Senator Javits questions. Topics: Vietnam, Code of Ethics --Dodd Case, Ronald Reagan (pre-presidency) sounding like Goldwater, Red China--Communism--Vietnam--Korea, Supreme Court Decisions of arrest procedures in the U.S., Growing and Prosperous Europe, and choice of military service. 013:37, Film positive, Film duplicate, 600 ft., Senate Recording Studio 3640.
  Original medium: Video
  Date: 1966-07-10
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  Election Night Speech, November 7, 1956

  Press release: Election Night Speech given Nov. 7, 1956 at 1:27am. Handwritten edits. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-11-07
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  Jacob Javits Campaign Speech at Dinner, November 1, 1956

  Javits Campaign Speech at Dinner with introduction, 1956 November 1. , 023:11
  Original medium: CD
  Date: 1956-11-01
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  President Eisenhower Remarks on Jacob Javits at Madison Square Garden

  Remarks of President Eisenhower - Madison Square Garden. October 26, 1956. Typescript. 1 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-26
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  Javits remarks for Madison Square Garden Rally of the Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon-Javits

  Press release: Remarks for delivery by Javits for Madison Square Garden Rally of the Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon-Javits. Oct. 25, 1956. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-25
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  Citizens for Javits campaign statements

  Citizens for Javits campaign statements
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956
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  Press Release, Statement on Immigration by Javits

  Press release: Statement on Immigration by Javits. October 15, 1956. Typescript 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-14
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  Campaign Letter from the Veterans Non-partisan Committee for the Election of Jacob K. Javits. Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign letter. Veterans non-partisan Committee for the Election of Jacob. K. Javits. Typescript. 1 page. Campaign Leaflet. "Elect Javits" "Javits for Attorney-General". Blue photo and text on white paper.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1954
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  Marian Javits campaigning (outside building)

  Marian Javits (wife) photographed campaigning on behalf of her husband, Jacob K. Javits. She is pictured handing campaign literature to a man and woman exiting a building. Acme Special Services, New York City. Photograph. Javits, Marion B. Unidentified event, Unidentified persons (not completely identified), Small group. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1947
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  "A Political Philosophy" by J.K. Javits

  "A Political Philosophy" by J.K. Javits with a statement by Mrs. Wendell Willkie. Reprinted with permission of the New York Herald Tribune.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-08-09
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  1946 Congressional campaign statement by Jacob K. Javits

  "Statement of Program by Candidate." J.K. (Jack) Javits. Republican and Liberal Party Candidate for Congress. Twenty-first Congressional District. New York.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-08-05
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  Portrait photograph of Jacob K. Javits

  Formal portrait photograph of Jacob K. Javits. Underwood & Underwood, New York City. Undated. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1946
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  Correspondence from Ida Javits (mother) to Jacob K. Javits

  Handwritten correspondence from Ida Javits (mother) to Jacob K. Javits. Written from Brooklyn, New York. Dated October 28, 1944.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1944-10-28
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  Correspondence, Jacob K. Javits to his friend Private Paul Smith

  Correspondence, Jacob K. Javits to his friend Paul Smith, regarding work in the Chemical Warfare Service of the United States Army. Dated January 15, 1943. Typescript.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1943-01-15
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  The New New York: A Chart of Progress Under the LaGuardia Administration

  New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia re-election campaign. Fold out map and chart about improvements made in New York City to improve the quality of life for its citizens under New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
  Original medium: Fold-out Booklet
  Date: 1941
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  Draft correspondence by Jacob K. Javits regarding Fiorello La Guardia's relection as mayor of New York City

  Draft correspondence by Jacob K. Javits regarding Fiorello La Guardia's relection as mayor New York City. Handwriting of Jacob J. Javits.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1941
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  Correspondence from Jacob K. Javits to George N. Armsby regarding Fiorello La Guardia running for mayor of New York City

  Correspondence from Jacob K. Javits to George N. Armsby regarding Fiorello La Guardia running for mayor of New York City. Letterhead" "Citizens Non-Partisan Movement to Draft La Guardia for Mayor." Typescript. Dated April 18, 1941. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1941-04-18
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  Admittance to the New York State Bar Association

  Letter from the New York Bar Association stating Jacob K. Javits has been "duly elected a member of this Association." January 7, 1938. Typescript.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1938
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  Attended George Washington High School, New York, New York

  Invitation to the athletic field naming in honor of Jacob K. Javits, George Washington High School, New York. Inside text states: "You are cordially invited to attend the naming of our athletic field in honor and memory of our distinguished alumnus, Jacob K. Javits. Thursday, June 11, 1987."
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1987
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  Plaque unveiling at the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits located at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York

  Photograph taken during the plaque unveiling at the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits located at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Pictured left to right: unidentified, Benjamin A. Javits (brother), Joshua Javits (son), Jacob K. Javits, and Harry Perlis. Plaque states "U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits was born in this building May 18, 1904." Sponsored by the alumni of P.S. 20. November 4, 196?. B&W. Photographer unknown.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1958/1962
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  Tenement building in lower Manhattan, New York, where Jacob K. Javits was born on May 18, 1904

  Photograph of the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits, a tenement building at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Undated. Color. Photographer unknown.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1958/1962
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  Press release from Senator Jacob K. Javits regarding report to constituents on the first session of the 85th Congress

  Press release from the office of Senator Jacob K. Javits regarding report to constituents on the first session of the 85th Congress. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-09-15
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  Photographs and correspondence from campaign stop in Oswego, New York in 1956

  Photographs and correspondence from a campaign stop in Oswego, New York. Two B&W photographs of campaigning and three pages of related correspondence. 1956.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Javits' campaign speech before the Oswego County Republican Organization rally

  Javits' campaign speech and remarks before the Oswego County Republican Organization rally on September 29, 1956. Typescript. 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-09-29
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  Press release: "Remarks of Attorney-General Jacob K. Javits, Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate..."

  Press release: Remarks of Attorney General Jacob K. Javits, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, at an inter-faith rally in Central Park, New York City, September 23, 1956. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-09-23
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  Acceptance of the nomination of the New York State Republican Party

  Address of Attorney General Jacob K. Javits in acceptance of the nomination of the New York State Republican Party as candidate for election to the U.S. Senate. September 10, 1956. Typescript. 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-09-10
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  Marian Javits campaigning (with G. Krueger Brewing Co. truck)

  Marian Javits (wife) photographed campaigning on behalf of her husband, Jacob K. Javits. She is pictured handing campaign literature to a man driving a G. Krueger Brewing Co. truck (Newark, New Jersey). Acme Special Services, New York City. Photograph. Javits, Marion B. Unidentified event, Unidentified person (not completely identified). B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1947