Article: Senator Borah's crusade to save small business from the New Deal. (William E. Borah)

Although contemporaries viewed William E. Borah as a giant of the U.S. Senate, the Idaho Republican's historical reputation remains controversial because of his opposition to major policies of the Roosevelt administration. Borah's political views of the 1930s related to his progressive faith in the independent businessman and his hostility toward concentrations of power. This piper will examine Borah's response to the National Recovery Administration (NRA), his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president in 1936, and his legislative effort to aid independent business and combat corporate power. Borah's small business crusades illustrate the complexities ...

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