Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : a political biography /

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : a political biography /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	St. Clair, James E.
Imprint:	Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Vinson, Fred M., -- 1890-1953. Vinson, Fred M., -- 1890-1953. United States. -- Supreme Court -- Biography. United States. -- Supreme Court. Judges -- United States -- Biography. Judges. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11142917

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Other authors / contributors:	Gugin, Linda C.
ISBN:	0813170354 9780813170350 9780813158860 0813158869 0813122473 9780813122472
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-380) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed.
Other form:	Print version: St. Clair, James E. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002 0813122473

Table of Contents:

A long journey from "jail"
The Capitol as his oyster
Rapid recovery and rise
The loyal lieutenant
Vinson's transition from legislator to jurist
Available Vinson
The Chief Justice and his court
The Chief Justice, the President, and the politics of economic stabilization
Individual rights in the cold war climate
The dilemma of due process and the promise of equality.