Benjamin V. Cohen: architect of the New Deal
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1. Verfasser: Lasser, William (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven Yale University Press c2002
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Origins -- Zionist attorney -- Lawyer and investor -- Newcomer to Washington : the Securities Act of 1933 -- Into the maelstrom : the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 -- The Public Utilities Holding Company Act -- At the center of power -- The court-packing plan -- Domestic politics, 1937-1938 -- Waiting for the war -- Destroyers for bases -- London -- World War II -- Diplomat -- Elder statesman -- Benjamin V. Cohen: architect of the New Deal
A key figure in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Benjamin V. Cohen (1894-1983) was a major architect of public policy from the first days of FDR's presidency through the early days of the Cold War. Although he kept a low public profile, Cohen's influence extended across a wide range of domestic and foreign policy initiatives. This biography offers an account of Ben Cohen's life and career, and an assessment of his contribution to the origin and development of modern American liberalism
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 385 p., [10] p. of plates)
ISBN:0300088795
0300128886
9780300088793
9780300128888

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