Peace In Their Time

Episode 267 - Approaching the Bench with a Gun

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It took almost two years of judicial attacks and the confidence inspired by the 1936 electoral landslide for FDR to summon the gumption to go after the Supreme Court. Second term misfortune struck quickly though, and the battle left its mark on the president. 

 

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  1. Simon, James F. FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal Simon and Schuster 2012
  2. Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999
  3. Hiltzik, Michael The New Deal: A Modern History Simon and Schuster 2011
  4. Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Politics of Upheaval 1935-1936: The Age of Roosevelt Volume III First Mariner Books 2003
  5. Katznelson, Ira Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time W.W. Norton and Company, Inc 2013
  6. Smith, Jason Scott A Concise History of the New Deal Cambridge University Press 2014
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