- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Remarks of President Nixon to AFL-CIO Convention (unedited)
- Creator:
- AFL-CIO
- Date of Original:
- 1971-11-19
- Subject:
- AFL-CIO. Constitutional Convention
Labor unions--Organizing
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Inflation (Finance)
Unemployment
Wages
Collective bargaining
Public welfare
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Congress
Korean War, 1950-1953 - People:
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Meany, George, 1894-1980
Hodgson, James D., 1915-2012
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996 - Location:
- China, 35.0, 105.0
Russia, Moscow, 55.755826, 37.6173
Soviet Union, 51.220643, 51.363519
Vietnam, 16.16667, 107.83333 - Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this recording, President Richard Nixon addresses the attendees of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) convention. He discussed the effects of the Vietnam War on the American people and requests support from the AFL-CIO for the legislation he recommended to Congress that includes a job development credit and an automobile excise tax. Nixon continues to state that the suggested legislative solutions will bring an increase in jobs accessibility, wage increases, and an end to war. He directly addresses his reasoning for traveling to China and Russia despite those that disagree. In response to a quote from AFL-CIO President George Meany he addresses his intent to do what is best for Americans and shares statistical data that he suggests proves his administrative efforts are helping American citizens avoid rising costs. Nixon concludes with a short personal story that emphasizes a need to work collectively as a nation.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/18123
- IIIF manifest:
- []
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1981-20_AV0014, North Carolina AFL-CIO Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- 2
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/64322
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Sound Recordings Collection
North Carolina AFL-CIO Records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
