Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political BiographyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 27 พ.ค. 2002 - 408 หน้า Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed him Secretary of the Treasury and then Chief Justice. The Vinson court was embroiled in critical issues affecting racial discrimination and individual rights during the cold war. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography offers a wealth of insight into one of the most significant and highly regarded political figures to emerge from Kentucky. |
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... practice law . His time at Centre , Vinson readily acknowledged , had been crucial in building a foundation for what was to come . When he arrived at Centre , Vinson said , " I was painfully shy and suspicious of anyone who wasn't kin ...
... practice and his family , which by 1930 included sons Fred junior , nearly five years old , and Jimmy , still a toddler , to Ashland , thirty miles north of his home- town of Louisa . Ashland , as the largest city in the district ...
... practice strongly embedded in the fabric of society and sanctioned by the Court for fifty years . Although his sense ... practices . This gap , the committee wrote , created " a kind of moral dry rot " that was eating away " at the ...
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Individual Rights in the Cold War Climate | 231 |
The Dilemma of Due Process and the Promise of Equality | 277 |
Epilogue | 333 |
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