Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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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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  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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  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Appeal to President Kennedy and associated letters

  Letter from Senator Javits to Thomas I Emersen at the Yale Law School; letter from Clarence B. Jones about Dr. King's Appeal; Appeal to the Honorable John F. Kennedy by Revernd Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. May 17, 1962. 3 seperate pp.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1962-1963
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  History of Public Legislation

  History of Public Legislation introduced in the 2d session (1950) Typescript. 15 total pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1950
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  Fact sheet on Jacob K. Javits's record and activities on civil rights in the United States Senate

  Fact sheet on Jacob K. Javits's record and activities on civil rights in the United States Senate. 1960. Typescript 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1960
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  Press release: Javits announcing legislation against discrimination in housing and in support of Civil Rights

  Press release: Javits' announcing legislation against discrimination in housing and in support of Civil Rights. December 30, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-12-30
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  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York on Civil Rights

  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits, of New York, before the Sub-Committee on Constitutional Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 21, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-02-21