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 Portrait Artist: Everett R. Kinstler
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Tenure: July 2, 1970 to February 1, 1973
From Minnesota; Universities of Minnesota and California;
World War II service as Navy officer. Industrial relations jobs in industry
leading to Vice President for Industrial Relations at Lockheed Corporation.
Appointed by Richard Nixon. Under Hodgson's leadership, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by the Congress and signed by the
President, greatly expanding DOL's regulatory responsibilities. To stem
post-Vietnam war recession, he led a major expansion of employment and training
programs through the Emergency Employment Act of 1971.
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