W. Willard Wirtz
William Willard Wirtz (born March 14, 1912 in DeKalb , Illinois , † April 24, 2010 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He was in the administration of President John F. Kennedy, and under his successor Lyndon B. Johnson Secretary of Labor from 1962 to 1969. In 1964 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
From 1970 to 1972 he was one of the four trustees (insolvency administrator) in the bankruptcy of the Penn Central railway company . Wirtz was the last surviving minister from the Kennedy Cabinet .
Web links
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- DHM to the Kennedy Cabinet
- W. Willard Wirtz at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia (English)
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| SURNAME | Wirtz, W. Willard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wirtz, William Willard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | DeKalb , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 2010 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |