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      “No single entity can solve this challenge alone": An honest conversation about racial inequity

      Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Communication Officer Michael Sneed sits down to have a frank discussion about what we need to do to help build a more equitable healthcare system—and society.
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      Stained glass windows portraits depicting former Johnson & Johnson employees

      Windows on the past: The Johnson & Johnson employees who were forever commemorated in stained glass

      In the 1930s the company commissioned a series of colorful panels to pay homage to men and women who worked at Johnson & Johnson. For Employee Appreciation Day, we tell the story behind the art.
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      Charms featuring Johnson & Johnson products from the 1960s

      The charming way Johnson & Johnson showed its love to employees in the 1960s

      In time for Valentine’s Day, we posed a heartfelt question to Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Historian: What artifact from the archives do you love best?
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      A collage of photos of President Theodore Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama

      That’s so presidential! 4 of Johnson & Johnson’s most memorable moments with heads of state

      In honor of Presidents’ Day, the company’s chief historian shares some stories of special company connections to former U.S. presidents, including the day one leader awarded Johnson & Johnson with a medal for a century’s worth of innovation.
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      A 1915 Johnson & Johnson Happy Near Year sign.

      Look for the sign: The unique way Johnson & Johnson helped ring in the New Year in 1915

      Spoiler: It was a giant rooftop electric sign that spread holiday cheer to visitors riding the Pennsylvania Railroad through New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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      7 Johnson & Johnson inventions we’re grateful for

      In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re gathering to celebrate just a few of the many ways that the company has changed life, and health, as we know it over the last 130 years.
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      The Adventures of Robin Hood, a 1950s TV show sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

      Adventures in advertising: How Johnson & Johnson left its mark on the early days of TV

      In time for TV’s big awards weekend, our Chief Historian shares how the company supported a hit family show in the 1950s.
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      Edith Von Kuster (image courtesy of her family); Johnson & Johnson lab (image courtesy of Johnson & Johnson Archives)

      Meet the first female scientist Johnson & Johnson ever hired

      For Women’s Equality Day, our Chief Historian celebrates Edith Von Kuster’s groundbreaking role and how it set the tone for company culture in the century-plus to come.
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      1949 advertisement for Johnson & Johnson's surgical dressings in The Saturday Evening Post

      Taking a trip back in time: 10 ways Johnson & Johnson has helped make vacationing easier since 1887

      Packing the right essentials can make or break your summer getaway. But did you know many of those must-haves have been Johnson & Johnson innovations?
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      Margaret Gurowitz in the Johnson & Johnson company archives

      What it’s like to be the custodian of Johnson & Johnson’s over 135-year history

      Not all companies have a Chief Historian. Then again, not all companies have such a long, rich heritage of innovation. Margaret Gurowitz explains the highlights—and delights—of her unique job.