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History faced by the disaster of depression, Congress in the early 1930s proved amenable to the far-reaching demands and programs presented to it by the newly elected President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, but by 1937 it showed increasing resistance, even outright opposition, to many New Deal measures. In this study, James T. Patterson examines this resurgence of conservative strength in Congress, focusing upon the personalities and backgrounds of the men involved and upon the key domestic issues which brought them together in an informal coalition opposed to executive plans, especially for the yea

Intro -- Contents -- Part I. The Preventive Impulse, 1900-1930 -- 1. Snapshots of the Poor -- 2. The Gospel of Prevention, Progressive Style -- Part II. Coping and Rehabilitation, 1930-1960 -- 3. The Poor in the Depression -- 4. The Early Welfare State -- 5. Withering Away -- Part III. Doors to Opportunity, 1960-1965 -- 6. The Rediscovery of Poverty -- 7. A Culture of Poverty? -- 8. Girding for War on Poverty -- 9. OEO: A Hand Up, Not a Handout -- Part IV. The Unsung Revolution, 1965-1973 -- 10. The Revolution in Social Welfare -- 11. The Welfare Explosion -- 12. Floors and Doors -- Part V. Reactions, 1980-2000 -- 13. Stalemate -- 14. Regression in the Early 1980s -- 15. Welfare Reform: No Consensus -- 16. The Amazing 1990s -- Notes -- Resources -- Index.