Question

Which best describes the“brain trust” Franklin Roosevelt promised to make part of his administration?
a group of America’s most successful businessmen, who would fix the economy
a group of Hoover’s economic advisers, who would undo previous damage to the economy
a group of smart advisers, who would assist Roosevelt in guiding the nation forward
a group of military veterans, who would assist Roosevelt in putting Americans back to work

Answer 1

The correct answer should be the third option.

The “brain trust” is a term that is used to refer to a group of smart advisers who were assisting President Roosevelt in guiding the nation forward.

The term coined by James Kirean, who was a popular reporter of the NY Times.

The Brain Trust includes people who were academic advisers which the FDR had entrusted to help Roosevelt with his presidential campaign in 1932. The advisers included three Professors from the Columbia University, namely  Raymond Moley, Adolph A. Berle Jr, and Rexford Guy Tugwell.