Promise
Expand affirmative-action requirements in federal contracting
Nixon administration policy helped establish the Philadelphia Plan framework, expanding affirmative-action enforcement in federal contracting and opening new access points in employment markets that had excluded Black workers.
President
Richard Nixon
Status
Delivered
Topic
Economic Policy / Labor / Employment Access
Actions
2
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Nixon backed stronger affirmative-action requirements in federally connected employment, including the use of goals and timetables to address racial exclusion in major contracting sectors.
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