Table of Contents
Texas Democrats and the Court Fight of 1937
At The Top of the Mountain.......
Master of Congress
FDR’s First & Second New Deals
Creation of the “FDR Coalition”
Realigning the Party System
Landslide Reelection of 1936
Promise of the Second Term
.....The Cliff Is Just Ahead
The Court’s Threat to FDR and the New Deal
Liberal Bloc
Reactionary Bloc
Swing Votes
The Court’s Challenge
Court majority argued that the New Deal was based on:
The Hughes Court
The Plan to “Pack” the Court
The Plan to “Pack” the Court
Grievous Political Errors by FDR
Texas Democrats React
“Cactus Jack”
“The Sage of Uvalde”
Garner’s Defection
Texas Democrats React
“Chairman Sumners”
Texas Democrats React
“Senator Tom”
“Senator Tom”
Splitting The Party
Splitting The Party
With a Whimper, Not a Bang
With a Whimper, Not a Bang
A Disastrous Defeat
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