Arthur Goldberg, probably best known for his work in civil rights & labor law, was a #WWII #OSS officer.
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Arthur, born 1908 in Chicago to Jewish Russian immigrants, was youngest of 8.
Father sold produce from wagon pulled by a blind horse.
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1916: Arthur’s father died.
He & his siblings worked to support the family, but Arthur was still able to finish high school @ 16.
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Arthur attended @NorthwesternLaw, graduating at head of his class in 1929 & earning a doctorate, summa cum laude, in 1930.
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@NorthwesternLaw 1931: Arthur married Dorothy Kurgans. They had 2 children: a daughter & son.
He also began a successful career as a civilian lawyer.
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1943: Arthur joined @USArmy & served as chief of #OSS Labor Desk until #Donovan assigned him to the Secret Intelligence Branch.
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Arthur’s job: contact labor groups & orgs w potential to be voice of dissent against Nazi party in enemy-occupied & enemy countries.
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Arthur was posted in London & organized a group of anti-Nazi transportation workers into an extensive intelligence network.
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Arthur’s many contacts included a leftist labor group in France, anti-Vichyites in French North Africa, & factory workers in Sweden.
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After Arthur’s stint with #OSS, he went back to his career as a lawyer, working as partner of Goldberg and Devoe.
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1948: Arthur was general counsel to @steelworkers.
1955: He was chief legal adviser on @AFLCIO merger.
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@steelworkers @AFLCIO 1961: Kennedy appointed Arthur as Secretary of @USDOL.
After nearly two years Kennedy nominated him to the @USSupremeCourt
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As @USSupremeCourt judge he heard Civil Rights cases, including Escobedo v Illinois & Gibson v FL Legislative Investigation Committee
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1965: Arthur resigned as @USSupremeCourt Justice to be US Ambassador of @UN hoping to be an influence in keeping peace in Vietnam.
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1968: Arthur resigned from @UN & returned to law career.
1977: Carter made Arthur Ambassador to Belgrade Conference on Human Rights.
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1978: President Carter presented Arthur with Presidential Medal of Freedom—one of the highest civilian awards in the United States.
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Arthur died of a heart attack on January 19, 1990.
He is buried @ArlingtonNatl.
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