The "Brain Trust" was the name given to a group of diverse academics who served as advisers to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the early period of his tenure. The group acted as an informal Cabinet and was first suggested in March 1932 by Roosevelt's legal counsel Samuel Rosenman. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Samuel Irving Rosenman (1896 - 1973) was a U.S. lawyer. ...

The Brain Trust included Raymond Moley, Rexford Tugwell, and Adolf Berle of Columbia University, attorney Basil O'Connor, economist Bernard Baruch and later Felix Frankfurter of Harvard Law School (who was appointed to the Supreme Court by Roosevelt in 1939). Rexford Guy Tugwell (July 10, 1891 - July 21, 1979) was an agricultural economist under Franklin D. Roosevelts administration and one of the contributors on his New Deal. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... Bernard Baruch on the cover of TIME magazine, 1928. ... Justice Frankfurter Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882–February 22, 1965) was a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States of America. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

These men played a key role in shaping the New Deal, intended to provide relief from the Great Depression, and although they never met together as a group after Roosevelt's inauguration, most of them served in official posts during his presidency. This group of men inspired many of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies leading to the legislation, but the credit for those ideas still lies with President Roosevelt. The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelts legislative agenda for rescuing the United States from the Great Depression. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1941. ... Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. ... The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelts legislative agenda for rescuing the United States from the Great Depression. ...

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