Word: wirtz
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most likely to succeed him is W. Willard Wirtz, who would be glad to move from the Labor Department to the most important domestic Cabinet job. Wirtz, an old law partner of Adlai Stevenson and widely respected labor lawyer, has gained Johnson's friendship in the past months as speech coordinator for the Presidential campaign. A quiet, droll liberal, Wirtz would appeal to the Kennedy team but would not alienate the South...
According to one reporter, Leon Jaworski, a Texas lawyer and Wirtz's main rival, has "been making noises about his availability for the job, which indicates he certainly hasn't been tapped...
Local Demands. As the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors entered its second week, U.S. auto production was down 41%, G.M. laid off 20,000 men in divisions that had not been struck, and Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz anxiously got on the phone to both sides. But 16,000 local work issues stood in the way of any settlement. The union's 130 G.M. locals took the opportunity to toss in every complaint about work procedures, every demand for extra comforts. Some, such as demands for heated washrooms in the winter and free safety glasses on production...
...Wirtz Labor and the Public Interest...
...Willard Wirtz, U.S. Secretary of Labor...