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He engaged in newspaper work in Washington, D.C., and studied at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University until called to active duty as a seaman in the United States Naval Reserve in 1941. He became a naval aviator and was discharged as a lieutenant, junior grade, in 1945.
From this committee, Williams was at the forefront of legislative reforms in the areas of occupational safety, pension protection, access to education, equal employment opportunity, women’s rights, minimum wage, and much more.
Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Crossroads U.S.A., 1968. Equality of economic opportunity was essential for full inclusion in a Great Society that valued individual initiative and achievement. Education was the critical ingredient in leveling this economic playing field, or at least providing a path for raising low income individuals from poverty.
His references that day to the disabled's lack of access to public transportation and public education both reflected his work on behalf of the disabled in the 1960s and anticipated corrective legislation he advanced in the 1970s.
Education and training was central to so much of Williams’ legislative program, and to the foundation of the Great Society itself, I found myself often reflecting about the sources of my own education as I prepared the exhibition.
Harrison Arlington " Pete " Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919 – November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982).
Williams was successful at publicizing the poor living and working conditions of agricultural laborers and their families, leading to legislative advances, especially for the improvement of migrant health (1962) and education (1964).
