| Description |
256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Presidents and their decisions |
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Presidents and their decisions.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt : a biography -- New Deal -- Third American revolution / Carl N. Degler ; New Deal marked the beginning of the welfare state / Paul K. Conkin ; New Deal Roosevelt promised vs. the one he delivered / John T. Flynn ; Criticism of the New Deal is not justified / George Wolfskill, John A. Hudson -- Court packing plan -- Court reform : victory in spite of defeat / William E. Leuchtenburg ; Court packing plan damaged Roosevelt's reputation / John A. Woods ; Roosevelt's attempt to pack the court was an abuse of power / Raymond Moley -- American intervention in World War II -- Lend-Lease Act prepared American industry for war / Leonard Baker ; Roosevelt's attempt to instigate a war with Germany / Charles Callan Tansill ; Roosevelt provoked the Japanese into war / Patrick J. Buchanan ; Roosevelt did not provoke the Japanese into war / Nathan Miller -- Roosevelt's treatment of minorities -- Roosevelt's reluctant support of African Americans / Harvard Sitkoff ; Internment of Japanese Americans was justified / William H. Rehnquist ; Japanese Americans did not pose a threat to American security / Michi Weglyn ; Roosevelt did not do enough for Jewish refugees / Arthur D. Morse ; Roosevelt did all he could for Europe's Jews / William J. vanden Heuvel. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index. |
| Summary |
Contains essays by various scholars in which they examine the key decisions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, looking at Roosevelt's New Deal program, his Court Packing plan, his actions during World War II, and his treatment of minorities. |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Decision making.
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| Added Author |
Grapes, Bryan J.
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| ISBN |
0737705043 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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9780737705041 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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0737705035 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780737705034 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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