Roosevelt’s erratic actions alienated many of his supporters. For example, James P. Warburg, head of one of the great New York banking houses, was one of the few Wall Streeters to join the [[New Deal]]. FDR put him in charge of planning the American role at the conference. FDR’s rejection of the gold standard alienated Warburg, who became the first of many to break with the administration. A successful polemicist and writer, Warburg became a leading spokesman for the conservative Liberty League. | Roosevelt’s erratic actions alienated many of his supporters. For example, James P. Warburg, head of one of the great New York banking houses, was one of the few Wall Streeters to join the [[New Deal]]. FDR put him in charge of planning the American role at the conference. FDR’s rejection of the gold standard alienated Warburg, who became the first of many to break with the administration. A successful polemicist and writer, Warburg became a leading spokesman for the conservative Liberty League. |