John F. Kennedy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 7, 2026 12:15 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:12 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey’s history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after serving two terms as Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of N.J. CIO served one-term in Congress

September 7, 2026 12:13 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:13 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...

LBJ, Nixon swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 16, 2026 12:13 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:29 pm

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won 50% to Nixon’s 49%, but Nixon carried 14 of New Jersey’s 21 counties....

Trailblazer: Assemblywoman Madaline Williams

January 19, 2026 12:07 amJanuary 18, 2026 10:51 pm

Madaline Williams (1894-1968) was the first Black woman to serve in the New Jersey Legislature. She was elected to the State Assembly in 1957 and re-elected in 1959. An East Orange, Democrat, she was elected Essex County Register of Deeds...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 1, 2025 12:14 amAugust 31, 2025 11:18 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey’s history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after serving two terms as Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of N.J. CIO served one-term in Congress

September 1, 2025 12:11 amAugust 31, 2025 5:42 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...

Trailblazer: Assemblywoman Madaline Williams

January 20, 2025 12:06 amJanuary 19, 2025 8:51 pm

Madaline Williams (1894-1968) was the first Black woman to serve in the New Jersey Legislature. She was elected to the State Assembly in 1957 and re-elected in 1959. An East Orange, Democrat, she was elected Essex County Register of Deeds...