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Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Al Smith Delivers Vitriolic Anti-Roosevelt Speech at Liberty League Dinner

1936-01-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

On January 25, 1936, former New York Governor and 1928 Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith delivers the keynote address at the American Liberty League dinner at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel, launching a scathing attack on President Roosevelt that accuses the New Deal of fomenting class …

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

1934-08-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

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 …

Irénée du Pont John Jacob Raskob Jouett Shouse Al Smith John W. Davis +4 more corporate-resistance new-deal propaganda institutional-capture think-tanks +2 more