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The '''Brain trust''' was a term used to describe a group of advisers who advised [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].
==Background==
The name "Brain trust", initially '''Brains trust''', was a name given to a select group of advisors by a reporter for [[The New York Times]], James Kieran.<ref>[https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/brains-trust.cfm FDR's Brains Trust]</ref>
==Members==
During the first new deal, the original members of the ''Brain trust'' were Adolf Berle, Raymond Moley, and [[Rexford G. Tugwell]].
The "trust" was expanded to include Hugh S. Johnson, Basil O' Connor, Frances Perkins, and Harry Hopkins.
==References==
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==Background==
The name "Brain trust", initially '''Brains trust''', was a name given to a select group of advisors by a reporter for [[The New York Times]], James Kieran.<ref>[https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/brains-trust.cfm FDR's Brains Trust]</ref>
==Members==
During the first new deal, the original members of the ''Brain trust'' were Adolf Berle, Raymond Moley, and [[Rexford G. Tugwell]].
The "trust" was expanded to include Hugh S. Johnson, Basil O' Connor, Frances Perkins, and Harry Hopkins.
==References==
{{reflist|1}}