Lawyer, government official. Secretary of Labor (1961-1962). Arthur Goldberg was appointed secretary of labor by President Kennedy in 1961. A year after his appointment, President Kennedy nominated Goldberg to the Supreme Court. In this capacity, Goldberg dealt with many cases involving civil rights, which was at its height in 1962. In 1965, he relinquished his lifetime position on the Supreme Court to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Frustrated by his efforts to bring peace to Vietnam, Goldberg resigned from his ambassadorship in 1968 and returned to practicing law. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Goldberg United States ambassador to the Belgrade Conference on Human Rights.
Papers (1960-1962) consist of microfilm copies of speeches, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Records (1961-1963) of the U.S. Department of Labor consist of paper and microfilm copies, including records of the Secretary and speeches by Arthur Goldberg.