The cabinet composition will now be the subject of a separate update, so you can make your own critics about it. Thanks to all of you for reading, and sorry again for the economic inaccurancies of this TL.
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Pathway to Glory: The inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt II
On January, 20 1937, for the first time ever on this date, Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes gave the oath of office to his second President: Theodore Roosevelt II, the 32nd President of the United States, the first
Great War veteran to enter in Oval Office and the
second son of a former President to follow his father' steps (the first being John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams). Accompanied by the 32nd Vice President,
Charles L. McNary, and First Lady
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, the new President made a short inauguration speech focused on the themes of economic recovery and a new moment of glory for America, and then announced the members of his cabinet.
Vice President: Charles L. McNary
Secretary of State: John Gilbert Winant
As a reward for his tremendous and crucial speech at the Republican National Convention, Governor of New Hampshire John Gilbert Winant received the position of Secretary of State.
Secretary of the Treasury: Ogden Mills
Fellow New York businessman and former Undersecretary of Treasury Ogden Livingston Mills feceived the very crucial position of Secretary of the Treasury.
Secretary of War: Henry L. Stimson
Former Governor-General of the Philippines Henry Lewis Stimson returned to the position of War Secretary, which he had already carried during Lenroot's third term.
Attorney General: Thomas E. Dewey
Although he was only Special Prosecutor in New York County by the time, Thomas Edmund Dewey already held a national fame for his prosecution against organized crime. At 34, he was also one of the youngest cabinet members ever.
Postmaster General: Joseph Irwin France
Joseph Irwin France, former Maryland Senator and unfortunate seeker of the 1932 Republican nomination, received the position of Postmaster General to end his political career.
Secretary of Navy: Frank Knox
Longtime Progressive Republican and Chicago press tycoon Frank Knox received the Secretary of Navy as a reward for his early support to Roosevelt's candidacy.
Secretary of Interior: Harold L. Ickes
Well known for his support of civil rights and civil liberties in Chicago, Harold LeClair Ickes acceeded to national fame when he received the Secretary of Interior.
Secretary of Agriculture: Alf Landon
The unfortunate rival to Roosevelt at the RNC, Governor of Kansas Alfred Mossman Landon didn't sought a second term as Governor and received the Agriculture Secretary.
Secretary of Commerce: Gerald P. Nye
Many times viewed as a possible Secretary of State for an isolationist Republican cabinet, North Dakota Senator Gerald Prentice Nye received the also important Commerce Secretary, vowing to stop the greed of the armament sellers.
Secretary of Labor: Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
Prominent Progressive politician, and successor as such and as Winsconsin Senator of his father, Robert Marion La Follette, Jr. became Labor Secretary, felt as very important after the riots that entached Garner's term.
Secretary of Education: Jeanette Rankin
On the advice of many advisers, President Roosevelt also decided to create a new cabinet position, devoted to the Education Issue, which was crucial according to him. In order to furhter point his position, the President also chose the first woman ever to enter a US cabinet: former Montana Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin.
Private Secretary to the President: Kermit Roosevelt
As his Private Secretary, Roosevelt wanted absolutely to take one of his own brothers to fill the position. Viewing Archibald as far too conservative for his own political goals, he chose Kermit, who had accompanied his father in his Amazon trip and his presidential brother in French trenches and in China.