Smith’s circle missed deliberate planning in Roosevelt’s every move as Governor and future rival

Evidence

Roosevelt’s head had always been tilted at that gay, confident angle; they didn’t seem to think of the strength that had had to be found somewhere to keep it tilted now. The agonizing steps he had taken to the podium to give his Happy Warrior speech were the manifestation of an indomitable spirit, but Smith’s intimates never thought of the speech without giggling over what had preceded it. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1282

Categorization

• XREF: The pattern of underwhelming dismissiveness toward a future rival echoes the book’s structure where Caro plants seeds of future power. Also resonates with the general principle from earlier chapters that closed systems underestimate excluded strivers. — connects to: The Roosevelt administration interned Japanese Americans despite intelligence showing no threat. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 154; Pollock likened Roosevelt’s New Deal to European state-capitalist dictatorship in 1933. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 598; Rival vote-seeking forced Roosevelt to appoint the first Jewish Cabinet member — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 741 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Rival vote-seeking forced Roosevelt to appoint the first Jewish Cabinet member #exemplifies (0.80) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 741
• Pollock likened Roosevelt’s New Deal to European state-capitalist dictatorship in 1933. #expands (0.78) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 598
• The Roosevelt administration interned Japanese Americans despite intelligence showing no threat. #exemplifies (0.75) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 154
• Theodore Roosevelt ranked Muslims an inferior people unfit for self-government #corroborates (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 205