Biggest Big Business of All Running the U S Government
The federal government, with 2.5 million civilian workers and a $1.295 billion monthly payroll, spans diverse fields from geodesy to cosmetics. Histories from Washington to Garfield illustrate merit reforms, civil service growth, and the vast reach of public service across states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ashington
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Congress
Uncle Sam
U.S. Civil Service Comubaben
Joe Walker
Washington Notebook Highlights Ted Kennedy and Government Views
The piece follows Senator Edward M Kennedy as he navigates public attention from teenage Capitol visitors while senators like Fulbright Morton and Morse pass by. It also covers IRS travel expense rules, King Hassan II of Morocco explaining royal family privacy, a satirical song about Adam Clayton Powell, and reflections from officials on government efficiency, civil service wages, and the balance between government expansion and public critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doughty
James Madison
State Department
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
William Learned Marcy
Marcy
Senate
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Fulbright
Arkansas
Morton
Kentucky
Morse
Oregon
Kennedy
Morocco
Hassan II
Washington
New York
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Arthur Edson
Civil Service
Digital Computer Systems Administration
State Dept
Lincoln
Charles Guiteau
James A. Garfield
Paris
Garfield
Guiteau
Baltimore and Potomac
Civil Service System
Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frances O. Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
Harry F. Hawkins, Jr
Miss Abbott
Nanticoke
District of Columbia
California
Chicago
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Nev
West Palm Beach
Fla
John W. Macy, Jr
Macy
the Civil Service Commission
Aerospace
Washington Notebook
Ted
By Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Edward M
Ted” Kennedy
Capitol
Mortimer M
Mark Russell
Adam Clayton Powell
Asia
Edward R. Murrow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frederick J. Lawton
Lawton
FBI
Government
Douglas McKay
President Eisenhower
Department of Defense
Gazette
Elgin Slarkte
Elgin Sportsman
Elgin Serax
2Nd Ave
2Nd Street
Cedar Rapids
PRIMA
Ansias
Underwood-Olivetti
Merveaux Typewriter CO
Third Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!