Yes, I did. I think he's probably right...
But the bureaucratic parsing of documents... helps in court, not in Galbraith's point.
One thing that stands out from that immediate post-FDR era is that many powerful people were more influenced "by the times" than "by precedent."
Eisenhower appointed 2 SC justices... and later claimed they were his only 2 mistakes (Earl Warren being one).
Once in real power, without influence from others, at that time, people reacted differently than expected. And the post-war era made (some) people realize there was a common law tradition of "social policy" that could strike things down.
I am not "American" so I don't give a shit about JFK's reputation and yer hand wringing about Vietnam. (You aren't there now, good for you guys.)
However, I've seen a trend in history that shows that an early deference to power that fucks up leads to greater defiance. JFK had something LBJ didn't -- the Bay of Pigs. He didn't have a blind faith, which Lyndon did.
Doesn't make JFK a genius. Just smart.
Ken.
-- If the Nuremberg Laws were applied, then every post-war American president would be hanged.
-- Noam Chomsky