FDR's inner circle and the hundred days that created modern America Cohen, Adam (Adam Seth) creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Penguin Press 2009 monographic eng

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372 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history--the tense, feverish first one hundred days of FDR's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government in response to the Crash of 1929 and its consequences. "Action, and action now" -- "Moley! Moley! Moley! Lord God almighty!" -- "The hardest-boiled man in Washington" -- "Good farming ; clear thinking ; right living" -- "Good Lord! this is a revolution!" -- "'Social justice'... has been the maxim of her life" -- "Just so we get a public works program" -- "He must be part of this historic show" -- "People don't eat in the long run - they eat every day" -- Epilogue : "A lot happened out of that determination of a few people, didn't it?". Adam Cohen. Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-362) and index. n-us--- United States Politics and government 1933-1945 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Friends and associates Moley, Raymond 1886-1975 Perkins, Frances 1880-1965 Douglas, Lewis W. (Lewis Williams) 1894-1974 Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard) 1888-1965 Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd) 1890-1946 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States Social conditions 1933-1945 New Deal, 1933-1939 002 E 806 C678n 2009 973.917092 9781594201967 159420196X 2008029791 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008029791.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008029791-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008029791.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008029791-d.html DLC 080711 20230404125818.0 82136