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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 ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lasser, William (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.