TY - BOOK AU - Kotlowski,Dean J. TI - Paul V. McNutt and the Age of FDR SN - 9780253014733 AV - E748 .P385 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Bloomington, IN PB - Indiana University Press KW - McNutt, Paul V. KW - Roosevelt, Franklin D. KW - Ambassadors KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Governors KW - Indiana KW - McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955.Travel KW - McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955 KW - Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.Friends and associates KW - Electronic Books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; 2; Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: A Man, an Era, and a President; 1. "I See . . . a Great Future" (1891-1913); 2. New Departures, Old Haunts (1913-1925); 3. Triumph and Tragedy (1925-1926); 4. The Legion and Leadership (1926-1928); 5. National Vistas, State Elections (1929-1932); 6. A New Deal for Indiana (1933-1934); 7. "Hoosier Hitler" (1935-1936); 8. Breaking Away (1937-1938); 9. Humanitarian-and Home (1937-1939); 10. Paul V. and Franklin D. (1939-1940); 11. Ambition Frustrated (1940); 12. Dimensions of Security (1939-1945); 13. Mobilizing Manpower (1942-1945); 14. Returning to the Philippines (1945-1947)15. Fading Away (1947-1955); Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; 2; b N2 - In this major biography of an important politician and statesman, Dean Kotlowski presents the life of Paul V. McNutt, a great understudied figure in the era of FDR. McNutt was governor of Indiana, high commissioner to the Philippines (while serving he helped 1,300 Jews flee Nazi Germany for Manila), head of the WWII Federal Security Agency, and would-be presidential candidate. Paul V. McNutt and the Age of FDR explores McNutt's life, his era, and his relationship with Franklin Roosevelt. It sheds light on the expansion of executive power at the state level during the Great Depression, the theo UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=916663&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -