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[[Image:Arthur_Goldberg.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Arthur J. Goldberg, Courtesy Oyez Project]]
[[Image:Arthur_Goldberg.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Arthur J. Goldberg, Courtesy Oyez Project]]
'''Arthur Joseph Goldberg''' was born on August 8, 1908, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He died January 19, 1990. He was active in the Civil Liberties Committee. He was briefly a member of the far-left [[National Lawyers Guild]]. Goldberg had established a name for himself in the [[Democratic Party]] by 1960, and was becoming an important figure in national politics. President [[John F. Kennedy]] appointed him to be [[Secretary of Labor]] in 1961. Then, in 1963, after Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] resigned from the [[Supreme Court]] because of poor health, Kennedy nominated Goldberg to fill the empty seat. Goldberg took his place on the bench in September 1962. <ref>[http://goldberg.law.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern University]</ref>
'''Arthur Joseph Goldberg''' was born on August 8, 1908, in [[Chicago]]. He died January 19, 1990.
Goldberg joined the Court just as the [[Civil Rights Movement]] rose to the forefront of American politics, and many of the decisions made by the Court were related to this issue. Among the noteable cases argued before the Court during Goldberg's tenure were Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (1963), and Zemel v. Rusk (1965). A committed leftist, Goldberg's short tenure on the bench was judged mainly ineffectual.<ref>[http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Profiles/Arthur+Goldberg.htm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library]</ref>
==Career==
In the 1930s he was active in the Civil Liberties Committee, and was briefly a member of the far-left [[National Lawyers Guild]].
==Labor lawyer==
Goldberg had established a name for himself as a leading labor law specialist with the [[CIO]] and especially the Steelworkers Union. He helped purge the CIO of pro-Communist elements and was a strong supporter of anti-Communist programs in the [[Cold War]]. Labor was still a powerful part of the [[New Deal Coalition]] when President [[John F. Kennedy]] appointed him to be [[Secretary of Labor]] in 1961.
In 1963, after Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] retired, Kennedy nominated Goldberg to fill the empty seat. Goldberg took his place on the bench in September 1962. <ref>[http://goldberg.law.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern University]</ref>
==Supreme Court==
Goldberg joined the Court just as the [[Civil Rights Movement]] rose to the forefront of American politics, and many of the decisions made by the Court were related to this issue. Among the notable cases argued before the Court during Goldberg's tenure were Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (1963), and Zemel v. Rusk (1965). A committed liberal, Goldberg's short tenure on the bench was judged mainly ineffectual.<ref>[http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Profiles/Arthur+Goldberg.htm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library]</ref>
==United Nations==
Three years after Goldberg took his seat on the Supreme Court, President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] asked him to step down and accept an appointment as the United States Ambassador to the [[United Nations]]. Johnson wanted to use the seat to reward a friend, and Goldberg reluctantly agreed. On July 26, 1965, Goldberg assumed the responsibilities of Ambassador to the United Nations. The central issue was the Vietnam War, and Goldberg made little headway, so he resigned in 1968.
In January 1966 Goldberg summarized the 14 points of American foreign policy:
:"That the United States is prepared for discussions or negotiations without any prior conditions whatsoever or on the basis of the Geneva Accords of 1954 and 1962; that a reciprocal reduction of hostilities could be envisaged and that a cease-fire might be the first order of business in any discussions or negotiations; that the United States remains prepared to withdraw its forces from South Vietnam as soon as South Vietnam is in a position to determine its own future without external interference; that the United States desires no continuing military presence or bases in Vietnam; that the future political structure in South Vietnam should be determined by the South Vietnamese people themselves through democratic processes, and that the question of the reunification of the two Vietnams should be decided by the free decision of their two peoples."<ref> Arthur J. Goldberg, "The Search For Peace". ''Thought'' 1966 41(160): 45-51</ref>
==Goldberg Timeline==
==Goldberg Timeline==
*1929- Admitted to Illinois State Bar
*1929- Admitted to Illinois State Bar
*1930- J.D., [[Northwestern University]]
*1930- J.D., [[Northwestern University]]
*1929-1941- Practiced law privately
*1937- Admitted to Supreme Court Bar
*1937- Admitted to Supreme Court Bar
*1990- Died
*1990- Died
==Further reading==
* Stebenne, David L. ''Arthur J. Goldberg: New Deal Liberal.'' (1996). 539 pp.
==References==
==References==