He is best known for having been featured in [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''Profiles in Courage.'' He bravely spoke out against [[Joseph Cannon]]'s power as [[Speaker]] of the House, and was a proponent of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. He became an [[Independent voter|Independent]] and was defeated for reelection in 1942 by [[Kenneth Wherry]], a [[conservative]] Republican who served in various offices in Pawnee City, Nebraska. | He is best known for having been featured in [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''Profiles in Courage.'' He bravely spoke out against [[Joseph Cannon]]'s power as [[Speaker]] of the House, and was a proponent of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. He became an [[Independent voter|Independent]] and was defeated for reelection in 1942 by [[Kenneth Wherry]], a [[conservative]] Republican who served in various offices in Pawnee City, Nebraska. |