Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  "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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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 the Cloture Vote Team

  Photograph. Photographer Unknown. Cloture Vote Team Dirksen, Everett M., Dodd, Thomas J., Hart, Philip A., Humphrey, Hubert H., Keating, Kenneth B., Scott, Hugh, Javits, Jacob K., June 10, 1964.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1964-06-10
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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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  Congressional Record, January 28, 1965

  Congressional Record: Javits giving update on ADELA. January 28, 1965. Blue typescript. 1 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1965-01-28
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  Page from Book Week and a letter from Jacob K. Javits to fellow Republicans about his book: Order of Battle

  Presentation letter from Javits to fellow Republicans on his book: Order of Battle, A Republican's Call to Reason; An Advertisement from Book Week about Senator Javits' Book. Typescript 1 p. Newspaper 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1964
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  Marketing Materials from Atheneum Publishers for "Order of Battle: A Republicans Call to Reason"

  News of Atheneum Publishers Marketing materials: Quotes from book; advertisement proof. April 23, 1964.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1964
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  "Re-Elect Javits U.S. Senator" Campaign Button

  Campaign button. "Re-elect Javits U.S. Senator;" black and fluorescent orange
  Original medium: Artifact
  Date: 1962
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  "Keep N.Y. In Front Rockefeller Javits Citizens Committee" Campaign Button

  Campaign button. "Keep N.Y. in front Rockefeller Javits Citizens Committee." Blue and white. Metal
  Original medium: Artifact
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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits and Nelson Rockefeller

  Photograph. Photographer Unknown. Javits, Jacob K., Rockefeller, Nelson, Undated. Unidentified event. Black and White.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1962
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  "In the Good Hands of the Rockefeller Team" Comic Book Style Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "In the good hands of the Rockefeller team" Comic Book Style. Paper. 8 pp bound.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1962
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  "Keep New York in the Good Hands of the Rockefeller Team" Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Keep New York in the good hands of the Rockefeller Team." Blue and black ink. White paper. Printed on both sides. Paper. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1962
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  "Vote y Re-Elija al Senador Jacob K. Javits" Spanish Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Vote y Re-elija al Senador Jacob K. Javits." In Spanish. Printed on both sides. Black ink. Paper. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1962
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  "Re-Elect Senator Javits" Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Re-elect Senator Javits" in blue. By the Independent Voters for Javits. Photo of Javits above. Blue and black. White paper. Printed on two sides. Paper. 4 pp bound.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1962
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  Senator Javits Re-Election Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Senator Richard Russell, leader of the Southern Segregationists, accused Senator Javits of forcing the Kennedy administration to introduce Civil Rights legislation." is written at the top, "Senator Russell is right." is written at the bottom. Information about Javits' Civil Rights record. Blue with white writing. 4 pp bound.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1962-10-01
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  Discrimination - U.S.A. by Jacob K. Javits. Advertisement and Dust Cover

  Discrimination-U.S.A. by Jacob K. Javits dust jacket and advertisement from the Harcourt, Brace and Company.
  Original medium: Book Jacket
  Date: 1960
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  Material relating to Javits speech to the New York Young Republicans, 1959

  Material relating to Javits speech to the New York Young Republicans. Telegram from Western Union. Dec. 7, 1959. 3 pp. United States Senate Memorandum on pink paper. 1 pp. Press Release "The Republican Party in the 1959 Elections" Nov. 10, 1959. Edited. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1959-12-08