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Jacob Koppel Javits ( / ˈdʒævɪts / JAV-its; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) [1] was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the state's Attorney General. [2]
The Javits Center is a public benefit corporation that operates the largest convention center in the country, with 850,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space along the Hudson River. Learn more about its history, expansion project, upcoming events and how to get there.
Jacob Javits, Republican senator from New York from 1957 to 1981, was known for his work ethic and unbounded energy. A self-described “Lincolnian,” Javits championed the rights of the average American, often supporting federal spending on health care, education, housing, and the arts and humanities.
New York City Bus: M12, M34 SBS. Website. www .javitscenter .com. The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center, is a large convention center on Eleventh Avenue between 34th Street and 38th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City.
Jacob K. Javits was the principal author of the Pension Reform Act of 1974, which safeguards the retirement pensions of more than fifty million Americans. President Ford's signing of the bill on Labor Day, 1974, was the culmination of eight years of work for the Senator, who introduced the first pension bill in 1966.
17 de may. de 2018 · JAVITS, JACOB KOPPEL (1904–1986), U.S. lawyer and politician. Javits was born in New York City to poor, immigrant parents. After attending Columbia University and New York University Law School, Javits formed a law partnership with his brother (1927) and for the next several years practiced as a trial lawyer, gaining fame for his ...
Jacob K. Javits served longer in the United States Senate than any other Senator from New York State. For someone… by Nathan Glazer. A Life in Politics. Javits: The Autobiography of a Public Man. by Jacob K. Javits, With Rafael Steinberg. Houghton Mifflin. 527 pp. $16.95.
