Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court /
Shesol, Jeff, 1969-
Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court / Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court Franklin Roosevelt versus the Supreme Court Jeff Shesol. - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, c2010. - x, 644 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-615) and index.
Complete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden ruling -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God -- We have only just begun to fight.
Chronicles Franklin Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court, which culminated in him trying to suppress its conservative justices by expanding the size of the court, an attempt which failed and divided the Democratic party
9780393064742 (hardback) 0393064743 (hardback)
2009046365
GBB009024 bnb
015473344 Uk
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr., 1914-1988 --Political and social views.
United States. Supreme Court --History--20th century.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
KF8742 / S554 2010
347.73/2609
Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court / Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court Franklin Roosevelt versus the Supreme Court Jeff Shesol. - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, c2010. - x, 644 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-615) and index.
Complete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden ruling -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God -- We have only just begun to fight.
Chronicles Franklin Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court, which culminated in him trying to suppress its conservative justices by expanding the size of the court, an attempt which failed and divided the Democratic party
9780393064742 (hardback) 0393064743 (hardback)
2009046365
GBB009024 bnb
015473344 Uk
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr., 1914-1988 --Political and social views.
United States. Supreme Court --History--20th century.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
KF8742 / S554 2010
347.73/2609