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Front page of Senior Citizen News, publication of the National Council of Senior Citizens, Inc., Vol. 2, No. 80, May 1968.
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Crossroads: Harrison A. Williams, Jr. and Great Society Liberalism, 1959-1981
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Weimer, Larry.
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Radick, Caryn .
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The Elderly
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"What will we as a Nation do with the energy, imagination, and experience of Americans who are technically beyond retirement age, even though they feel they have something yet to give for others? We should answer that question in the most positive terms we can." Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Opening statement at introduction of Older Americans Community Service Program bill, 12 January 1967.Poverty, health care, housing, and other concerns of the elderly were a central feature of Great Society programs. As a member of the Special Committee on Aging for most of his career, Williams gained a first-hand view of the problems of the aged, leading to his advocacy of corrective legislation and involvement in programs such as Meals on Wheels. Williams viewed seniors not just in terms of their problems, but also as individuals with potential as a national human resource warranting government support. Green Thumb, Retired Senior Volunteer (RSVP), and other programs advocated by Williams and supported by federal funding reflected this view.
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Williams was Chairman of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging, which released its report in April 1968 surveying the problems confronted by the nation's senior citizens and identifying areas for government action.
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Inventory to the Papers of Harrison A. Williams, Jr.
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Rutgers University Libraries; New Brunswick, New Jersey
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2008-01
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2009-02
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Lee, Soo Jung
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Weimer, Larry
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Zarrillo, John
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Inventory to the Papers of Harrison A. Williams, Jr.
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http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/manuscripts/williams01f.html
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Finding aid provides description of materials in the Harrison A. Williams collection
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English
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Rutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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Front page of Senior Citizen News, publication of the National Council of Senior Citizens, Inc., Vol. 2, No. 80, May 1968.
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newspapers
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1968-05
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Crossroads: Harrison A. Williams, Jr. and Great Society Liberalism, 1959-1981
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doi:10.7282/T3NS0RSB
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Box 729, Folder 5; MC 002
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Exhibition
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Crossroads: Harrison A. Williams, Jr. and Great Society Liberalism, 1959-1981
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Special Collections and University University Archives Gallery and Gallery '50
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2009-01-29
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2009-08-01
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Weimer, Larry.
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Poverty, health care, housing, and other needs of the elderly were a central feature of Great Society programs. As a member of the Special Committee on Aging for most of his career, Williams gained a first hand view of the problems of the aged, leading to his advocacy of corrective legislation. Williams viewed seniors not just in terms of their problems, but also as individuals with potential as a national human resource warranting government support. Green Thumb, Retired Senior Volunteer (RSVP), and other programs advocated by Williams
and supported by Federal funding reflected this view.
and supported by Federal funding reflected this view.
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The Elderly
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Senior Citizen News reporting on problems of the elderly as documented by Williams' Special Committee on Aging, May 1968.
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