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.