Donald R. Richberg

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Person.png Donald R. Richberg   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
BornDonald Randall Richberg
July 10, 1881
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1960 (Age 79)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Chicago, Harvard University
Parents • John Carl Richberg
• Eloise Olivia Richberg
ChildrenEloise Richberg Campbell
SpouseElizabeth Harriet Herrick

Donald Randall Richberg[1][2] was an American attorney, civil servant, and author who was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's key aides and who played a critical role in the New Deal. He co-wrote the National Industrial Recovery Act, was general counsel and executive director of the National Recovery Administration.[3][4]


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References

  1. Ingham, John N. Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1983. ISBN 0-313-21362-3
  2. Purvis, Thomas L., ed. A Dictionary of American History. Indianapolis, Ind.: Wiley-Blackwell, 1997. ISBN 1-57718-099-2
  3. Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. The Age of Roosevelt, Vol. 2: The Coming of the New Deal. Paperback ed. New York: Mariner Books, 2003. (Originally published 1958.) ISBN 0-618-34086-6
  4. McKenna, Marian Cecilia. Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Constitutional War: The Court-Packing Crisis of 1937. New York: Fordham University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8232-2154-7


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