FDR v. the Constitution : the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy / Burt Solomon.

1st U.S. ed.

New York : Walker & Co., 2009.

viii, 337 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.

FDR versus the Constitution

English

March 17, 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-326) and index.