Brain trust

Brain trust
   Sometimes known as the “Brains Trust,” this group of academic advisers was formed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in March 1932 to help plan the “First Hundred Days” of the New Deal. The group initially consisted of three professors from Columbia University, Raymond Moley, Rexford Tugwell, and Adolph Berle, but they were joined by Basil O’Connor, Samuel I. Rosenman, Hugh Johnson, Robert Lovett, and Frances Perkins. Named the Brains Trust by New York Times reporter James M. Kiernan, the group was often attacked in the press for their idealism. Although the original group ceased after 1933, Roosevelt continued to draw upon academics and lawyers for advice and to help write speeches on a number of issues.

Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era . . 2015.

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  • brain trust — occasionally used since early 1900s, it became current in 1933, in reference to the intellectuals gathered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as advisors; from BRAIN (Cf. brain) (n.) + TRUST (Cf. trust) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • brain-trust — /breinˈtrast, ingl. ˈbreɪnˌtrʌst/ [vc. ingl. d America «trust di cervelli (brain)»] loc. sost. m. inv. trust di cervelli, gruppo di esperti, équipe (fr.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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