Benjamin Victor Cohen
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Benjamin V. Cohen (September 23, 1894 (Muncie, Indiana) – August 15, 1983 (Washington, D.C.)) was a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Brain Trust. Much of his work during the New Deal was in conjunction with Thomas Corcoran. Together they were known as the "gold dust twins" and were on the cover of TIME Magazine's September 12, 1938, edition.
Cohen was a key figure in two administrations, Franklin D. Roosevelt's and Harry S. Truman's administrations, and his involvement with US policy development spanned several decades, right up until the start of the Cold War.
He was also counsel for the American Zionist Movement from 1919 - 1921.
Cohen also assisted to draft the Dumbarton Oaks agreement for the Dumbarton Oaks Conference leading to the establishment of the United Nations.
Education: University of Chicago (Ph.B. 1914; J.D. 1915). Harvard Law School (S.J.D. 1916)
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[edit] Works
- Report on the Work of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (1953)
- The United Nations: Constitutional Developments, Growth, and Possibilities (Harvard University Press : 1961)
[edit] References
[edit] Biography
Lasser, William, Benjamin V. Cohen: Architect of the New Deal (Yale University Press : 2002)
[edit] Other Books
Louchheim, Katie (Ed.), The Making of the New Deal: The Insiders Speak (Harvard University Press 1983)
[edit] Magazines
The Janizariat, TIME Magazine (September 12, 1938)
