John Jacob Raskob

American Liberty League Founded by Du Pont Family and Corporate Elite to Oppose New Deal

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On August 22, 1934, the American Liberty League is announced in Washington, D.C., as a purportedly bipartisan organization to defend the U.S. Constitution against “radical” New Deal policies, with Jouett Shouse appointed as president. The League’s formation represents the first …

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