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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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index

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Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929-1953

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[compiled by] John E. Moser

The president's position

debating the issues in pro and con primary documents

This resource of primary documents and commentary history is for debating the central issues that shaped the Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman presidencies

1. Herbert Hoover (1929- 1933). The Agricultural Marketing Act (1929) -- The London Naval Treaty (1930) -- The Hawley-Smoot tariff (1930) -- The Wickersham Commission (1931) -- The Veterans' Bonus Bill (1931) -- The Muscle Shoals Joint Resolution (1931) -- The War Debt Moratorium (1931) -- The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932) -- The Emergency Relief Bill (1932) -- 2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945). The Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) -- The Civilian Conservation Corps (1933) -- The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) -- The Social Security Act (1935) -- The National Labor Relations Act (1935) -- The Wealth Tax (1935) -- Supreme Court Reorganization (1937) -- Executive Reorganization (1937-1938) -- The Ludlow Amendment (1938) -- The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) -- The Neutrality Revision (1939) -- The Selective Service Act (1940) -- Lend-Lease (1941) -- The War Labor Disputes Act (1943) -- 3. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953). The dropping of the atomic bomb (1945) -- Price controls (1946) -- The Truman Doctrine (1947) -- The Taft-Hartley Act (1947) -- Truman's Loyalty Program (1947) -- The Marshall Plan (1948) -- Civil Rights (1948) -- The Housing Act (1949) -- The North Atlantic Treaty (1949) -- National Health Insurance (1949) -- Point Four (1949) -- Intervention in Korea (1950) -- McCarthyism (1950) -- The dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur (1951)