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This book assesses contrasting interpretations of President Roosevelt”s relations with the Nye Committee. It explores the complexity confronting Rayburn in weighing the factors that influenced his a …

This book assesses contrasting interpretations of President Roosevelt”s relations with the Nye Committee. It explores the complexity confronting Rayburn in weighing the factors that influenced his a …

Although overshadowed by her higher-profile successors, Lou Henry Hoover was in many ways the nations first truly modern First Lady. She was the first to speak on the radio and give regular interview …

Over time the presidential election of 1964 has come to be seen as a generational shift, a defining moment in which Americans deliberated between two distinctly different visions for the future. In i …

How did Americans respond to the economic catastrophe of 1929? In what ways did the social and cultural responses of the American people inform the politics of the period? How did changes in politica …

How did Americans respond to the economic catastrophe of 1929? In what ways did the social and cultural responses of the American people inform the politics of the period? How did changes in politica …

Although Roosevelt had no single plan to alter Congress”s role, the incremental changes adopted during the New Deal transformed Congress. Examining the immediate reactions of groups in Congress and …

Although Roosevelt had no single plan to alter Congress”s role, the incremental changes adopted during the New Deal transformed Congress. Examining the immediate reactions of groups in Congress and …