Willard Wirtz
Willard Wirtz served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Lyndon B. Johnson and was instrumental in launching the A-TEAM initiative in 1965, aimed at recruiting high school athletes to replace migrant agricultural workers. His announcement of the program was met with skepticism, as it ultimately failed to address the labor shortages in agriculture.
Born on May 04, 1918 (107 years old)
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Willard Wirtz was the Secretary of Labor who sought to recruit high school students for the A-TEAM program.
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