Other Sources I Am Using For my Paper Part II

The book Back to Back: The Duel Between FDR and the Supreme Court by Leonard Baker is another one of the sources I am using for my paper. The book was written in 1967 and offers some excellent interviews throughout the book. The interviews involve Baker, who would later go on to win a Pulitzer for other work, interviewing some of the major players from the battle over the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937. These interviews offer valuable insight into how some of the historical players looked back at the event in retrospect. Although the author is supportive of the New Deal and FDR, the interviews throughout the book are useful sources in understanding the event. The historical argument of the book was that FDR was able to win over the Supreme Court’s support for New deal legislation by threatening to dilute their power by appointing more justices to the bench. Although the book is fairly old, it is important in understanding how people felt about the event, and the interviews will be an invaluable source throughout my paper.