You may not know the name "Robert Ball," but you definitely know his legacy: The Social Security Program. As Social Security celebrates its 69th birthday this week, we look back at its original administrator and examine the many controversies and accomplishments of the program.
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History of Social Security
Listen Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004 at 1:32 p.m. in Politics, SocietyGuests
Edward Berkowitz
Professor of History and Public Policy, George Washington University; also author of "Robert Ball and the Politics of Social Security (Univ. of Wisconsin)
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