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“Shall We Have a King?”
Some delegates at the Constitutional Convention wanted a strong executive, while others feared the American president might become a king.
by
William E. Leuchtenburg
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American Heritage
on
October 10, 2025
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
: 1932-1940
William E. Leuchtenburg
2009
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