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In the third volume of his series on Franklin Roosevelt, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian focuses on the turbulent final years of FDR's first term.
A measure of economic recovery revived political conflict and emboldened Roosevelt's critics to denounce "that man in the White house." To his left were demagogues—Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and Dr. Townsend. To his right were the champions of the old order—ex-president Herbert Hoover, the American Liberty League, and the august Supreme Court. For a time, the New Deal seemed to lose its momentum. But in 1935 FDR rallied and produced a legislative record even more impressive than the Hundred Days of 1933—a set of statutes that transformed the social and economic landscape of American life. In 1936 FDR coasted to reelection on a landslide. Schlesinger has his usual touch with colorful personalities and draws a warmly sympathetic portrait of Alf M. Landon, the Republican candidate of 1936.
"One of the most important historical enterprises of our time."— Saturday Review
"Vividly portrays…the concluding years of Roosevelt's first term…[and] the sweep and excitement of an era more historically dramatic than most."— Time
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
Abbott, Edith, 269
Acheson, Dean, on Brandeis, 222; on need for change in attitude of Supreme Court, 492; supports Roosevelt, 634; mentioned, 220, 479, 519
Addams, Jane, 182–83
Adkins case, 457, 479, 480, 481, 482
Adonis, Joe, 132
Agar, Herbert, 71
Aged, the depression and, 29, See also Townsend, Dr. Francis E.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), under increasing attack, 3; challenges to, 6; Communists in, 201, 201; and NRA, 214; shift in domination of, 386; Negroes under, 431, 433; constitutionality argued, 470–71, 472–74; declared unconstitutional, 488, 490, 504, 505; substitute program devised after death of, 504; Liberty League disapproves, 518
Alabama Power Company, 364, 373, 475
Alabama Supreme Court. 429
Aldrich, Winthrop, favors two-year extension of NRA, 272; opposes banking bill, 298; speaks against excess reserves, 512; and the Liberty League, 523; and Landon, 539; warns of inflation, 571; mentioned, 519
Algren, Nelson, 168
All the King’s Men, Warren, 60
Allen, Florence, 440
Allen, Governor Oscar K., 58
Alsop, Joseph, 227, 442
Altschul, Frank, 604
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 132, 563
American Banking Association, 297, 301, 501
American Civil Liberties Union, 88, 92, 321
American Commonwealth Political Federation (AFC), 150–51, 548, 549
American Federation of Labor, 87, 269
American Federationist, 283
American Institute of Public Opinion, 283
American Labor party, 593
American Law Institute, 481
American League against War and Fascism, 198–99, 567
American Liberty League, formation, 16, 32; condemns Guffey coal bill, 335; holds Labor Relations Act unconstitutional, 449; erupts into furious activity against New Deal policies, 518; Al Smith addresses meeting, 518–20; wealthy backers of, 520, 522–23; regarded as a political failure, 523
American Magazine, 187–88
American Review, 70, 71
American Socialist Quarterly, 179
American Vigilantes, 82
American Writers’ Congress, 167, 200
American Youth Congress, 199
Amlie, Thomas, 143; ideology, 144–46; and formation of American Commonwealth Political Federation, 150; on the Industrial Expansion Act, 217; sees end of New Deal liberalism, 500; on third-party possibilities, 548; refuses to attend Minnesota Farmer-Labor convention, 549; on the Union party, 560; and the Progressive National Committee, 596; mentioned, 7, 106, 129, 147
Anaconda Copper Company, 136
Anacostia Flats, B.E.F. at, 79
Anderson, Sherwood, 52, 99, 165
Angel!, James W., 297
Anti-Saloon League, 32, 40
Appeal to Reason, 142
Appleby, Paul, 141
Arkwright, Preston, 310
Army Corps of Engineers, 376, 378
Array Intelligence. See G-2
Arnold, Thurman, 451, 487
Arthurdale, W. Va., Negroes barred from, 432
Arvin, Newton, ...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Foreword to the Mariner Edition
- Foreword
- Epigraph
- I. Prologue to Stalemate
- I. The Theology of Ferment
- 2. The Rise of the Demagogues
- 3. The Old Folks’ Crusade
- 4. The Messiah of the Rednecks
- 5. The Dream of Fascism
- 6. Revolt in the Old Northwest
- 7. Utopia in the Far West
- 8. The Melting Pot Boils Over
- 9. Insurgency on Capitol Hill
- 10. Radicalism: American Plan
- 11. Radicalism: European Plan
- 12. Growth of a Conspiracy
- II. The Coming of the Second New Deal
- 13. Ordeal by Indecision
- 14. Roosevelt in Retreat
- 15. The Death of NRA
- 16. Breakthrough
- 17. The Utilities on the Barricades
- 18. Triumph and Tranquility
- 19. The Battle of Relief
- 20. Power for the People
- 21. The Ideology of the Second New Deal
- 22. The Politics of the Second New Deal
- 23. The Roosevelt Coalition
- III. The Crisis of the Constitution
- 24. The Seat of Judgment
- 25. The Supreme Court Takes the Offensive
- 26. Storm over the Constitution
- IV. The Campaign of 1936
- 27. Shadows Ahead
- 28. Dissidence among the Democrats
- 29. Revival among the Republicans
- 30. Mumblings in the Night
- 31. The Democrats on the Brink
- 32. The Coalition in Action
- 33. Saving the American Way of Life
- 34. The People Speak
- 35. “Trustee for Those in Every Country”
- Notes
- Index
- Books by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- About the Author
- Footnotes