\"Political Kingmaker\" James Farley Hand Signed TLS Dated 1972 For Sale

Up for sale "Political Kingmaker" James Farley Hand Signed TLS Dated 1972. 

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James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 –

June 9, 1976) was an American politician from New York. A member of the

Democratic Party, he was one of the first Irish Catholic politicians in American history to achieve success on a national level.

He simultaneously served as chairman of the New York

State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Postmaster General under

the first two administrations of President Franklin Roosevelt. A

business executive and dignitary and a Knight of Malta,

Farley was commonly referred to as a political kingmaker, and he was responsible for Roosevelt's rise to the

presidency.[1] Farley was the campaign manager for New York

State politician Alfred E. Smith's 1922

gubernatorial campaign and Roosevelt's 1928 and 1930 gubernatorial campaigns as

well as Roosevelt's presidential campaigns of 1932 and 1936. Farley predicted

large landslides in both, and revolutionized the use of polling data. He was

responsible for pulling together the New Deal Coalition of Catholics, labor

unions, African Americans, and farmers. Farley and the administration's

patronage machine over which he presided helped to fuel the social and

infrastructure programs of the New Deal. He handled most mid-level and lower-level

appointments, in consultation with state and local Democratic organizations. Farley

helped to normalize diplomatic relations with the Holy See and in 1933, he was the first high-ranking

government official to travel to Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Pius XI and dinner with Cardinal Pacelli

(future Pope Pius XII). Farley

opposed Roosevelt for breaking the two-term tradition of the presidency; the

two broke on that issue in 1940. As of 1942, Farley was considered the supreme

Democratic Party boss of New York. In

1947, President Harry S. Truman appointed

Farley to serve a senior post as a commissioner on the Hoover Commission, also known as the Commission on

Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Farley guided and

remained at the helm of Coca-Cola International for over 30 years and was

responsible for the company's global expansion as a quasi-government agency

in World War II. It was used

as a boost to the morale and energy levels of the fighting men. Shipped with

food and ammunition as a "war priority item," the deal spread Coke's

market worldwide at government expense. Also at US expense, after the war, 59

new Coke plants were installed to help rebuild Europe. The landmark James Farley Post Office in

New York City is designated in his honor and as a monument to his career in

public service.