Arthur, born 1908 in Chicago to Jewish Russian immigrants, was youngest of 8.
Father sold produce from wagon pulled by a blind horse.
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1916: Arthur’s father died. He & his siblings worked to support the family, but Arthur was still able to finish high school @ 16.
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Arthur attended
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1931: Arthur married Dorothy Kurgans. They had 2 children: a daughter & son. He also began a successful career as a civilian lawyer.
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1943: Arthur joined
@USArmy & served as chief of#OSS Labor Desk until#Donovan assigned him to the Secret Intelligence Branch.#OSS75pic.twitter.com/HyPHUvjtMQ
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Arthur’s job: contact labor groups & orgs w potential to be voice of dissent against Nazi party in enemy-occupied & enemy countries.
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Arthur was posted in London & organized a group of anti-Nazi transportation workers into an extensive intelligence network.
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Arthur’s many contacts included a leftist labor group in France, anti-Vichyites in French North Africa, & factory workers in Sweden.
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1948: Arthur was general counsel to
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1961: Kennedy appointed Arthur as Secretary of
@USDOL. After nearly two years Kennedy nominated him to the@USSupremeCourt#OSS75pic.twitter.com/CfgCrFbdI1
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As
@USSupremeCourt judge he heard Civil Rights cases, including Escobedo v Illinois & Gibson v FL Legislative Investigation Committee#OSS75pic.twitter.com/14W88NeQsB
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1965: Arthur resigned as
@USSupremeCourt Justice to be US Ambassador of@UN hoping to be an influence in keeping peace in Vietnam.#OSS75pic.twitter.com/GvuVQbaQvi
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1978: President Carter presented Arthur with Presidential Medal of Freedom—one of the highest civilian awards in the United States.
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Arthur died of a heart attack on January 19, 1990. He is buried
@ArlingtonNatl. http://bit.ly/2sLq2e8#OSS75pic.twitter.com/z27M0nyKBp
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Arthur Goldberg was an excellent diplomat, attorney, and a good man. Thank you for this interesting tweet about him!
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(((goldberg)))
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