Benjamin V. Cohen
Subtitle: architect of the New Deal
By: William Lasser.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
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
Genres: Biography.
Description: "A key figure in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Benjamin V. Cohen (1894-1983) was a major architect of public policy from the first days of FDR's presidency through the early days of the Cold War. Although Cohen kept a low public profile, his influence extended across a wide range of domestic and foreign policy initiatives.

In this biography, William Lasser offers the first account of Cohen's life and career and an assessment of his contribution to the origin and development of modern American liberalism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins; title: Zionist attorney; title: Lawyer and investor; title: Newcomer to Washington : the Securities Act of 1933; title: Into the maelstrom : the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; title: The Public Utilities Holding Company Act; title: At the center of power; title: The court-packing plan; title: Domestic politics, 1937-1938; title: Waiting for the war; title: Destroyers for bases; title: London; title: World War II; title: Diplomat; title: Elder statesman; title: Benjamin V. Cohen: architect of the New Deal.