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Like Corcoran's, Cohen's influence and importance grew as the New Deal progressed beyond its initial stage. By 1935, in the face of increased business opposition, the New Deal began to move away from its cooperative or consensus approach of solving the nation's economic problems to one of economic regulation. The "Second New Deal," as this period became known, emphasized the development of regulatory machinery and rules by which the government's control could be extended. That task fell to the administration's legal draftsmen. Cohen's skills became even more in demand as he raced from one crisis to another, revising enactments that had been weakened through the process of judicial review and explaining the intricacies of the administration's proposals to congressional sponsors. Cohen would move on to serve in the Department of State and in other related capacities, including a term as a...
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