Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. PART ONE. The Background
5. CHAPTER I. The Origins of Executive Reorganization 1933–1936 3
6. CHAPTER II. The Progress of Reorganization during 1937 28
7. PART TWO. The Sources of Opposition
8. CHAPTER III. The National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government 55
9. CHAPTER IV. Bureaucracy and the Special Interest Groups 79
10. CHAPTER V. The Forest Service Lobby 100
11. PART THREE. The Conflict
12. CHAPTER VI. The Senate Approves 125
13. CHAPTER VII. Roosevelt, Reorganization, and the Public 146
14. CHAPTER VIII. Defeat in the House 162
15. CHAPTER IX. The Reorganization Act of 1939 181
16. PART FOUR. Conclusion
17. CHAPTER X. Executive Reorganization and the New Deal 191
18. Bibliography Notes Index
19. Bibliography 199
20. Notes 215
21. Index 265