Inscribed Portrait Photograph of Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg

framed. near fine. Inscribed black and white portrait photograph of Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, reads "To... With High Regard Arthur J. Goldberg.

Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an American politician and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Goldberg resigned from the bench to accept appointment by President Lyndon B. Johnson as the Ambassador to the United Nations. In that role, he helped draft UN Resolution 242 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. He ran for governor of New York in 1970 but was defeated by Nelson Rockefeller. After his defeat, he served (truncated) as president of the American Jewish Committee and continued to practice law. (Inventory #: 328545)