LEADER 04071nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910813957103321 005 20230607221948.0 010 $a1-281-72921-3 010 $a9786611729219 010 $a0-300-12888-6 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300128888 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471926 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022171440 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110312 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110312 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10065056 035 $a(PQKB)11159554 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000165637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3419966 035 $a(DE-B1597)485111 035 $a(OCoLC)1024047591 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300128888 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3419966 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10169992 035 $a(OCoLC)923588978 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471926 100 $a20011116d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBenjamin V. Cohen$b[electronic resource] $earchitect of the New Deal /$fWilliam Lasser 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (xvi, 385 p., [10] p. of plates) )$cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-08879-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aOrigins -- Zionist attorney -- Lawyer and investor -- Newcomer to Washington : the Securities Act of 1933 -- Into the maelstrom : the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 -- The Public Utilities Holding Company Act -- At the center of power -- The court-packing plan -- Domestic politics, 1937-1938 -- Waiting for the war -- Destroyers for bases -- London -- World War II -- Diplomat -- Elder statesman -- Benjamin V. Cohen: architect of the New Deal. 330 $aA 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 he kept a low public profile, Cohen's influence extended across a wide range of domestic and foreign policy initiatives. In this biography, William Lasser offers the first account of Ben Cohen's life and career, and an assessment of his contribution to the origin and development of modern American liberalism.Cohen's life provides an extraordinary lens through which to view the development of the evolving political philosophy of the Roosevelt and Truman presidencies. A brilliant lawyer noted for his good judgment and experience, Cohen was a leading member of FDR's "Brain Trust," developing ideas, drafting legislation, lobbying within the administration and in Congress, and defending the New Deal in court. The book traces his contributions to domestic financial policy, his activities during the war years in London and Washington, his service as counselor to the State Department and member of the American delegation to the United Nations after the war, and his role in the American Zionist movement. From Cohen's life and work, Lasser draws important insights into the development of the New Deal and the evolution of postwar liberalism. 606 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aIntellectuals$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aLawyers$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aNew Deal, 1933-1939 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1933-1953 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1953-1961 615 0$aStatesmen 615 0$aIntellectuals 615 0$aLawyers 615 0$aNew Deal, 1933-1939. 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory 676 $a973.917/092 676 $aB 700 $aLasser$b William$01652031 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813957103321 996 $aBenjamin V. Cohen$94002406 997 $aUNINA