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The plot to overthrow FDR, produced for the History Channel

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The plot to overthrow FDR, produced for the History Channel
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Grade 7 through adult
Main title
The plot to overthrow FDR
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
677927703
Responsibility statement
produced for the History Channel
Runtime
43
Series statement
In search of historyAmerican history in video
Summary
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the Presidency in 1932, many Americans looked to his bold New Deal plans as the way out of the dark days of the Depression. But a powerful group of financiers and industrialists saw his economic policies as a threat. The Plot to Overthrow FDR reveals how, inspired by political trends in Germany and Italy, this group conceived of a plan to either overthrow the newly-elected president or force him to take orders from them. They envisioned a paramilitary organization of disgruntled WWI veterans as the force to intimidate the government. The man they chose to inspire and lead this veteran's army was retired Marine General Smedley D. Butler, a colorful and outspoken champion of veteran's rights. But Butler was their undoing. After discovering the details of the conspiracy, the horrified general blew the whistle and subjected the outrageous plot to the scrutiny of a Congressional investigation
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Plot to overthrow FDR
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