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| − | The '''Brain Trust''' was a group of professors gathered by | + | The '''Brain Trust''' was a group of professors gathered by [[Columbia Law School]] dropout (and US President) [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], tapped to help deal with the problems the country faced during the Great Depression. [[Raymond Moley]] of [[Barnard College]], who claims to have helped coined the term "New Deal", was one of the professors selected, and was instrumental in including many other faculty members from Columbia in the group. The Columbia professors Roosevelt selected included: |
| − | *[[Adolf Berle]], professor of corporate law at | + | *[[Adolf Berle]], professor of corporate law at [[Columbia Law School]] |
| − | *[[Raymond Moley]], political science professor at [[Barnard]] | + | *[[Raymond Moley]], political science professor at [[Barnard College]] |
*[[Rexford Tugwell]], agricultural economist | *[[Rexford Tugwell]], agricultural economist | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:36, 15 May 2013
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Brain Trust".
The Brain Trust was a group of professors gathered by Columbia Law School dropout (and US President) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, tapped to help deal with the problems the country faced during the Great Depression. Raymond Moley of Barnard College, who claims to have helped coined the term "New Deal", was one of the professors selected, and was instrumental in including many other faculty members from Columbia in the group. The Columbia professors Roosevelt selected included:
- Adolf Berle, professor of corporate law at Columbia Law School
- Raymond Moley, political science professor at Barnard College
- Rexford Tugwell, agricultural economist
