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Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919 – November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982).
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Harrison Arlington Williams war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat New Jersey in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat. Er wurde im Zuge der Operation Abscam des FBI verurteilt.
20. Nov. 2001 · Harrison A. Williams Jr., the Democratic senator from New Jersey who used his considerable power to further the interests of labor and education before being convicted of bribery and conspiracy...
20. Nov. 2001 · Harrison A. "Pete" Williams Jr., 81, a liberal Democratic senator from New Jersey whose service from 1959 to 1982 brought him the nickname "senator for life," but who resigned rather than...
20. Nov. 2001 · Former Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr., a popular champion of organized labor whose career was ended by the Abscam bribery scandal, has died. He was 81. Williams, who had battled cancer and heart...
Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until 1982. Originally from Plainfield, NJ, Williams also served in the House of Representatives as Congressman from New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District (Union County) from 1953 through 1956.
Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Remarks on joining as a cosponsor of the Civil Rights Act of 1967. The opening of American society to include more of its citizens as full participants in its democracy and to respect all individuals’ unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is perhaps the signature legacy of the 1960s and 1970s.
