James P. Mitchell
Nicknamed "the social conscience of the Republican Party," James Paul Mitchell (Nov. 12, 1900-Oct. 19, 1964), believes in labor-management cooperation, fighting against employment discrimination and bringing attention to the plight of migrant workers. He lays the foundation for the Landrum-Griffin Act, which regulates labor reporting and disclosures. In 1958, President Eisenhower appoints Mitchell to the Emergency Manpower Agency, a secret group, established to serve in the event of a national emergency that comes to be known as the "Eisenhower Ten.'
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