[T3S5] Respondent provides information on children, stepchildren and grandchildren; notes second wife died 1979, mentions retirement after her death; remarriage to third wife; names his 3 siblings: 2 deceased. Respondent details relationship with Arthur Goldberg: man of great ambition, giant ego, made mistake in running for Governor of New York against Nelson Rockefeller; notes could have become senator, discusses Kennedy involvement: not in Goldberg's best interest. Respondent lists various positions held by Arthur Goldberg: Ambassador at Large, appointment to Supreme Court and secretary of Labor; elaborates on Joseph and Robert Kennedy; Goldberg's performance on Supreme Court: dissatisfied and restless, hard work; comments on president Lyndon B. Johnson, forced Goldberg to resign from Supreme Court; discusses Goldberg's work with United Nations and situation with Vietnam; his resignation and return to law practice. Respondent mentions Goldberg's political ambitions and failures, praises Nelson Rockefeller; discusses Goldberg's death and funeral; notes presence of Lynn Williams, president, United Steel Workers of America. Respondent mentions president Richard Nixon: classmate of Respondent's second wife.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.132_t3s5
Relation
ais196440.132
"Fischer, Ben - 1993" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Fischer, Ben - 1993
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Fischer, Ben (interviewee), Dinman, Gabrielle;Harrison, Mary (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1993
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.132
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