Word: fighting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There is a tide in the affairs of men, and last week Franklin Roosevelt might well have thought it had set against him. Senator Robinson's sudden death was followed by the threat that his whole Court Plan might fail (see p. 10). A new fight over the majority leadership of the Senate impended, a fight in which it was likewise touch & go whether the President could have his way (see p. 12). On top of these things, the Lehman letter was a serious blow...
...flutter and pain ran through his chest. He went out on the terrace to sit in a rocker until he felt better. He decided to take a day of rest. He held a conference with Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky and other lieutenants who were leading his Court fight, then returned home although he could not well be spared from the fight...
...death of Senator Robinson might be a political good fortune for the President, not only giving him the opportunity to appoint anyone he wished to the Supreme Court instead of Senator Robinson who had a virtual claim on the one existing vacancy, but also because dropping the Court fight might prevent a permanent split in the party. The speech of Hatton Sumners, which the House had so vigorously applauded, was full of such sentiments...
Then after rehearsing his objectives in Court reform and repeating his argument that a constitutional amendment would be too slow, he demanded a fight to the finish...
...wives at a time, but every couple of months all but one doe are taken out to give the buck a rest. A mouse is pregnant 19 to 21 days, litters are from five to ten mouselets. Bucks are never put together after leaving the parent nest; they would fight until one was killed...