Benjamin V. Cohen : architect of the New Deal /

Benjamin V. Cohen : architect of the New Deal /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lasser, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Cohen, Benjamin V.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Intellectuals > United States > Biography.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Liberalism > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
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.