The History of the Social Security Administration

Speakers: Edward Berkowitz and Alice Kessler-Harris

Berkowitz, a professor of history and public policy and public administration at George Washington University, and Kessler-Harris, R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History in Honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower at Columbia University, spoke about the history of the Social Security Administration and the decision-making process that led to its creation.

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