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The Role Of The Budget Bureau In Truman's Domestic Legislative Program; An Examination Of Atomic Energy Control, Military Unification, Housing, And Civil Rights, Peter E. Piccillo

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

The role of the Budget Bureau in the domestic legislative program of Harry S. Truman began in the latter years of the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Long before his death, Roosevelt had lost the ability to lead Congress in the direction of liberal domestic reform legislation. He did, however, retain the power of his style, and maintained a majestic image of leadership and accomplishment. In hopes of regaining the legislative initiative after the war had been won, Roosevelt campaigned in 1944 on a platform of victory overseas and an “Economic Bill of Rights” at home. With the death of …