FDR and Chief Justice Hughes

James Simon recounts the confrontations between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and United States Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes. The aut… read more

James Simon recounts the confrontations between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and United States Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes. The author reports that Roosevelt’s New Deal proposals were consistently challenged by the chief justice as unconstitutional. Following President Roosevelt’s reelection in 1936, he introduced legislation to restructure the Supreme Court, effectively packing the court with pro-New Deal justices. Chief Justice Hughes rebuked Roosevelt’s plan and the proposed legislation was defeated in Congress. James Simon responded to questions from members of the audience at Pickwick Book Shop in Nyack, New York. close

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FDR and Chief Justice Hughes

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Program ID:
304756-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Nyack, New York, United States
First Aired:
Mar 10, 2012 | 9:16pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 06, 2016 | 4:18am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Mar 10, 2012 | 9:16pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 11, 2012 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 15, 2012 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 15, 2012 | 10:33am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 15, 2012 | 9:34pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 16, 2012 | 12:33am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 07, 2012 | 11:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 08, 2012 | 3:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 05, 2016 | 11:54am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2016 | 4:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2016 | 11:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 06, 2016 | 4:18am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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