Oct 31, 2008
FDR's Court Packing Plan (newsreel)
This has some fascinating footage covering Roosevelt's scheme in 1937 to pack the Supreme Court including statements by such opponents as Senator Burton K. Wheeler.
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David T. Beito - 11/1/2008
The March of Time newsreels appear to have been the main template for the over-the-top newsreel in Citizen Kane.
Mark Brady - 11/1/2008
Wonderfully dated. I enjoyed it a lot.
David T. Beito - 10/31/2008
He may have had New Deal views on some issues but Burton K. Wheeler is one of my favorite senators.
Common Sense - 10/31/2008
Great post. Lots of highlights, my favorites being the proper interpretation of the ICC by the KC district court and the amusingly negative remarks about the SCUS conservatives. "Confirmed Bachelor," indeed!