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Auteur(s) : Jeffries, John W. (1942-....)
Titre(s) : A third term for FDR [Texte imprimé] : the election of 1940 / John W. Jeffries
Publication : Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, copyright [2017]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x, 264 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : American presidential elections
Lien à la collection : American presidential elections series
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-250) and index
"In 1940, for the first time since America's founding, a sitting president sought
a third term in office. But this was only one remarkable aspect of that year's election,
which was, as John Jeffries makes clear in his new book, one of the most important
elections in American history. Franklin Roosevelt's plan to pack the Supreme Court
had failed; in the wake of a recent recession, his New Deal had hardened support and
opposition among both parties; and the German advance across Europe, along with Japanese
aggression in Asia, was stirring fierce debate over America's role in the world. Adding
to the moment of profound uncertainty was FDR's procrastination over whether to run
again. Jeffries explores how these tensions played out and what they meant, not just
for the presidential election but also for domestic politics and policy generally,
and for state and local contests. In the context of the Roosevelt coalition and the
New Deal party system, he parses the debates and struggles within both the Democratic
and Republican parties as Roosevelt deliberated over running and Wendell Willkie,
a businessman from Indiana and New York City, got the nod from Republicans over a
field including the rising moderate Thomas E. Dewey, the conservative Michigan senator
Arthur Vandenburg, and the isolationist Ohio senator Robert Taft. A Third Term for
FDR reveals how domestic policy more than international events influenced Roosevelt's
decision to run and his victory in November. A detailed analysis of the results offers
insights into the impact of the year's events on voting, and into the election's long-term
implications and ramifications--many of which continue to this day"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
Willkie, Wendell Lewis (1892-1944)
Élection présidentielle -- États-Unis (1940)
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 1933-1945
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.917 092 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1933-1945 - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780700624027. - ISBN 0700624023. - ISBN 9780700624034 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46641986f
Notice n° :
FRBNF46641986
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Roosevelt and the Democrats in the 1930s: triumph and troubles ; The Republicans:
"We want Willkie" ; The Democrats: "the Sphinx" ; The campaign: the challenger vs.
the "champ" ; The election: "another great Democratic victory."
