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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>

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==

==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.

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:

In January 1966 Goldberg summarized the 14 points of American policy regarding Vietnam:

:"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>  

:"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>