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Cabinet portrait of Roosevelt's New Deal era leaders
The article reviews Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet nine months into his first term, detailing each member’s standing with the president, influence, and personal traits. Henry A Wallace and Harold Ickes lead, with Farley, Perkins, Dern, Hull, Roper, Swanson, Cummings, Woodin remaining key figures as the administration shapes its course.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodin
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Harold Ickes
Ickes
James A. Farley
New York
Jim
Post Office
Frances Perkins
Hoover-Coolidge
Labor Department
Miss Perkins
George
Dern
Cordell Hull
London
Hull
Dan C. Roper
Commerce
Dan
General Johnson
Cabinet
Roper
Claude Augustus Swanson
Navy
Claude
Claude Anngustus
Homer Cummings
Cummings
The
Philippines
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Southwest