Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  Senator Jacob K. Javits appointing Paulette Desell the United States Senate's first female page

  Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (left) appointing Paulette Desell (right) the United States Senate's first female page. Javits and Desell are pictured jointly holding a certificate commemorating the occasion. B&W. Photographer Unknown. May 29, 1971.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1971-05-29
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  Robert Kennedy and Jacob K. Javits

  Robert Kennedy and Jacob K. Javits standing on steps amongst a crowd of people in early June 1968. B&W. Unidentified event. [RFK was assasinated within days on June 6, 1968.]
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1968-06
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  Senator Jacob K. Javits and Senator Robert F. Kennedy meeting and discussing Civil Rights issues

  Jacob K. Javits and Robert F. Kennedy meeting and discussing Civil Rights issues on March 12, 1965. They are pictured center, in the background among a crowd. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1965-03-12
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  Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie D. Eisenhower, Jacob K. Javits, and Marion B. Javits

  Photograph, Eisenhower, Dwight D., Eisenhower, Mamie D., Javits, Jacob K., Javits, Marion B. Photographer Unknown. Undated. Black and White.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits, 1956 Elections Campaign

  Jacob Javits speaking at a podium into a microphone overtop a banner that reads "Re-Elect Ike-Dick" Photograph, Paul Pirell Photo. Javits, Jacob K., 1956 Elections Campaign. Black and White.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Javits Campaign Jingle, Pepsi-Cola Melody

  Javits Song (Pepsi-Cola Melody, Cut #3)-1956 Campaign, 1956
  Original medium: CD
  Date: 1956
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  British and American Parliamentary Group

  Beswick, Frank; Chelf, Frank L.; De Freitas, Geoffrey; Fulton, James G.; Javits, Jacob K.; Lewis, John; McEntree, Valentine LaTouche; Robens, Arthur; Robertson, J.J.; Shackleton, Edward; Wigg, George; Williams, John; Wilson, Harold; Woodburn, Arthur. London. B&W. September 3, 1947.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1947-09-03
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  Lieutenant Colonel Jacob K. Javits

  Jacob K. Javits photographed standing in his United States Army military uniform and holding a camera. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1944
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  Lieutenant Colonel Jacob K. Javits

  Two photographs pasted on one mat board of Lieutenant Colonel Jacob K. Javits wearing his military uniform. Javits is pictured in both photographs seated on the right in the first row, among a group of eight unidentified men, some in military uniforms. Javits served in the Chemical Warfare Service branch of the United States Army.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1943
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  Met with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and U.S. Senator from Idaho Frank Church in 1979 to discuss SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

  Met with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and U.S. Senator from Idaho Frank Church in 1979 to discuss SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks). B&W Official Photograph. [Verso: On SALT; SALT is the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty - Javits said he understood reticence to support it, but felt it would prove out. 1979]
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1979
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  Jacob K. Javits and Lawrence E. Spivak on the television program "Meet the Press"

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (left) and Lawrence E. Spivak (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Spivak was the co-founder and producer of "Meet the Press." February 14, 1960. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1960-02-14
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  Jacob K. Javits and Paul H. Douglas on the televsion program "Meet the Press"

  Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (center) and Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Moderated by Ned Brooks (left). January 4, 1959. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1959-01-04
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  Press release: List of bills sponsored alone or co-sponsored by Javits in 1957

  Press release: List of bills sponsored alone or co-sponsored by Javits in 1957. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957
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  Jacob K. Javits speaking during the 1956 election

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits speaking at lecturn during the 1956 election. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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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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  Jacob K. Javits campaigning with (Mrs.) W.S. Gutwillig, (Mrs.) R.S. Durstine, and Prescott Bush

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (left) campaigning with (Mrs.) W.S. Gutwillig, (Mrs.) R.S. Durstine, and Prescott Bush in New York City. 1956 Elections. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits with female campaign supporters, 1956

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (right) with female campaign supporters. 1956 Election Campaign. Wide World Photos Inc.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Jacob K. Javits with Millicent McIntosh and Eleanor Roosevelt

  Photograph, left to right: Millicent McIntosh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacob K. Javits, and one unidentified person. Roosevelt and Javits are holding publicity materials about Adlai Stevenson. B&W. Warman, New York Herald Tribune. 1956. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Portrait of the Javits family, 1956

  Photograph of the Javits family. Pictured left to right: Marian Javits, Carla Javits, Jacob K. Javits, Joshua Javits, and Joy Javits. 1956.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Draft press release describing legislative programs sponsored or supported by Javits

  Draft of a press release describing the legislative programs sponsored or supported by Javits, or his legislative “box score. -- March 26, 1956.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-03-26
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  Jacob K. Javits at his desk during his tenure as Attorney General of the State of New York

  Autographed portrait of Jacob K. Javits at his desk during his tenure as Attorney General of the State of New York.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1955