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Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929-1953 : debating the issues in pro and con primary documents / [compiled by] John E. Moser.
Van Pelt Library E176.1 .P9214 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- President's position
- The president's position
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century--Sources.
- Presidents.
- Political and social views.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--1929-1933--Sources.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1953--Sources.
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Political and social views.
- Hoover, Herbert.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Political and social views.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Political and social views.
- Truman, Harry S.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 235 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1 Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) 11
- The Agricultural Marketing Act (1929) 15
- The London Naval Treaty (1930) 19
- The Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930) 24
- The Wickersham Commission (1931) 29
- The Veterans' Bonus Bill (1931) 34
- The Muscle Shoals Joint Resolution (1931) 38
- The War Debt Moratorium (1931) 42
- The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932) 46
- The Emergency Relief Bill (1932) 50
- 2 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945) 57
- The Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) 64
- The Civilian Conservation Corps (1933) 68
- The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) 72
- The Social Security Act (1935) 78
- The National Labor Relations Act (1935) 84
- The Wealth Tax (1935) 89
- Supreme Court Reorganization (1937) 94
- Executive Reorganization (1937-1938) 99
- The Ludlow Amendment (1938) 104
- The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) 109
- The Neutrality Revision (1939) 115
- The Selective Service Act (1940) 120
- Lend-Lease (1941) 125
- The War Labor Disputes Act (1943) 132
- 3 Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) 139
- The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb (1945) 144
- Price Controls (1946) 150
- The Truman Doctrine (1947) 155
- The Taft-Hartley Act (1947) 160
- Truman's Loyalty Program (1947) 166
- The Marshall Plan (1948) 171
- Civil Rights (1948) 177
- The Housing Act (1949) 182
- The North Atlantic Treaty (1949) 187
- National Health Insurance (1949) 193
- Point Four (1949) 199
- Intervention in Korea (1950) 205
- McCarthyism (1950) 211
- The Dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur (1951) 217.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313314411
- OCLC:
- 46473871
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