Frustrated with the opposition to his Supreme Court-packing plan, which would have increased the number of justices so that he could appoint people more sympathetic to his policies, FDR campaigned against several conservative Democratic lawmakers, includingWalter George of Georgia and Ellison Smith of South Carolina.
Army officials privately concede that they will have to reevaluate a whole set of procedures at Walter Reed, including whether recovering patients in the outpatient facilities still have to take part in daily military formations.
But Connie Minor, a has-been newspaperman, finds himself involved in numerous intrigues and mysteries (including the attempted assassination of union biggie Walter Reuther) with all sorts of well-drawn, colorful characters.