Cruikshank, Nelson H.

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Labor economist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Nelson Hale Cruikshank : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569619

Nelson Hale Cruikshank was born in Bradner, Ohio on June 21, 1902. He served as Chairman of the Federal Council on Aging and Counselor to the President on Aging from January 1977 to April 1980, when he was replaced by Harold Sheppard. As Counselor to the President on Aging, he served as the principal White House adviser on all issues dealing with the elderly and was the White House liaison with the Federal Commission on Aging. He died in June 1986.

From the description of Cruikshank, Nelson H., 1902-1986 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571250

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referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 6/27/78 [1] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 5/15/78 [1] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Wickenden, Elizabeth, 1909-2001. Elizabeth Wickenden papers, 1885-2001. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Cruikshank, Nelson H. Reminiscences of Nelson Hale Cruikshank : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Workers' Education Bureau of America records, 1921-1951. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn George Meany Center for Labor Studies. Recorded interviews, collection of oral histories conducted by the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, 1979-1980. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Cruikshank, Nelson H. Nelson H. Cruikshank papers, 1927-1989. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, undated, 1909-1991. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 3/11/80 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987. Wilbur J. Cohen papers, 1930-1987 (bulk 1935-1979). Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Workers' Education Bureau of America. Workers' Education Bureau of America records, 1921-1951. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 7/12/78 [2] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn University of Connecticut, Center for Oral History Interviews Collection, undated, 1967-2008. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
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associatedWith AFL-CIO. corporateBody
associatedWith AFL-CIO Connecticut State Labor Council. corporateBody
associatedWith California State Federation of Labor. corporateBody
associatedWith Center for Oral History. corporateBody
associatedWith Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987. person
associatedWith Corning, Peter A., 1935-, person
associatedWith George Meany Center for Labor Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Health Insurance Benefits Advisory Council (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Laundry Workers International Union. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Employment Security. Federal Advisory Council. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Connecticut. corporateBody
associatedWith Wickenden, Elizabeth, 1909-2001. person
associatedWith Workers' Education Bureau of America. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
Subject
Economists
Health insurance
Health insurance
Unemployment insurance
Labor leaders
Labor unions and public health
Medicare
Medicare
Old age assistance
Older people
Social security
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Birth 1902-06-21

Death 1986-06-19

English

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