Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : a political biography
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
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University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©2002
Biographies
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A long journey from "jail"
The Capitol as his oyster
Rapid recovery and rise
The loyal lieutenant
Vinson's transition from legislator to jurist
Available Vinson
The Chief Justice and his court
The Chief Justice, the President, and the politics of economic stabilization
Individual rights in the cold war climate
The dilemma of due process and the promise of equality
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