Richard Nixon · 1969-1974 term
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.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Sep 23, 1969
Record Note
Approved mission-aligned Promise Tracker import. Focused on employment access, federal contracting, and Black worker opportunity under civil-rights enforcement. Sources are tracked separately in a manual manifest.
Original Promise
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.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Jun 27, 1969
Nixon administration backs stronger affirmative-action enforcement in federal contracting
The administration endorsed a stronger use of affirmative-action tools in federally connected employment to address long-standing racial exclusion in key industries.
Sep 23, 1969
Labor Department issues revised Philadelphia Plan requirements
The Labor Department moved ahead with the revised Philadelphia Plan, using goals and timetables in federal contracting to push open construction employment to Black workers and other excluded groups.
Outcomes
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Economic Outcome
Nixon administration policy expanded affirmative-action enforcement in federal contracting through the Philadelphia Plan framework.
Measured or documented impact: Federal contracting rules moved toward goals and timetables that pressured major employers and unions to open access to jobs previously closed to many Black workers.
Black community impact: This mattered to Black communities because construction, trade access, and federal contracting pathways had long excluded Black workers from higher-wage employment and wealth-building opportunities.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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