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'''Thomas Gardiner Corcoran''' was born in Pawtucket, [[Rhode Island]] in 1900. He was a student of U.S. [[Supreme Court]] Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] who received an appointment to the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] by President [[Herbert Hoover]].
'''Thomas Gardiner Corcoran''' was born in Pawtucket, [[Rhode Island]] in 1900. He was a student of U.S. [[Supreme Court]] Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] who received an appointment to the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] by President [[Herbert Hoover]].
Later, during the [[New Deal]], Corcoran's influence grew and he was able to help many students of Frankfurter receive appointments in the Administration of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Most were lawyers but many were also economists, and appointees were nicknamed "the happy hotdogs." <ref>''The Roosevelt Myth'', John T. Flynn, Fox and Wilkes, 1948, Book 2, Chapter 4, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Four___Harry_the_Hop_and.htm Harry the Hop and the Happy Hot Dogs]</ref> Some actually became [[Communist]]s.
Later, during the [[New Deal]], Corcoran's influence grew and he was able to help many students of Frankfurter receive appointments in the Administration of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Most were lawyers but many were also economists, and appointees were nicknamed "the happy hotdogs." <ref>''The Roosevelt Myth'', [[John T. Flynn]], Fox and Wilkes, 1948, Book 2, Chapter 4, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Four___Harry_the_Hop_and.htm Harry the Hop and the Happy Hot Dogs]</ref> Some actually became [[Communist]]s.
During FDR's presidency Corcoran worked in the [[White House]] as an intimate adviser and presidential speechwriter. At one point, Corcoran lived in the White House. Eventually Corcoran was outmaneuvered by [[Harry Hopkins]] for the position of Roosevelt's right-hand man. Corcoran, whose nickname was "Tommy the Cork", became a prominent Washington lawyer and fixer after leaving the White House.
During FDR's presidency Corcoran worked in the [[White House]] as an intimate adviser and presidential speechwriter. At one point, Corcoran lived in the White House. Eventually Corcoran was outmaneuvered by [[Harry Hopkins]] for the position of Roosevelt's right-hand man. Corcoran, whose nickname was "Tommy the Cork", became a prominent Washington lawyer and fixer after leaving the White House.