Lasser, William.

Benjamin V. Cohen architect of the New Deal / [electronic resource] : William Lasser. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002. - xvi, 385 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Cohen, Benjamin V.


Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Intellectuals--United States--Biography.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Liberalism--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Politics and government--1933-1953.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.


Electronic books.

E748.C65 / L37 2002eb

973.917/092 B

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