Benjamin Victor Cohen
| Benjamin Victor Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 23, 1894 Muncie, Indiana |
| Died | August 15, 1983 (aged 88) Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Key member of Franklin Roosevelt brain trust |
Benjamin Victor Cohen (September 23, 1894 – 1983), a member of the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, had a public service career that spanned from the early New Deal through and beyond the Vietnam War era.
Cohen earned a Bachelor of Philosophy (1914) and Juris Doctor (1915) from the University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Juridical Science (1916) from Harvard Law School.
Cohen was a law clerk for Judge Learned Hand. He served as counsel for the American Zionist Movement from 1919 - 1921. He acted as Zionist counsel to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Cohen practiced law in New York 1921 - 1933.
Cohen's first appearance on the national scene was as a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Brain Trust. Cohen became a part of the Roosevelt administration in 1933 when Felix Frankfurter, then a Harvard University Law School professor, brought Cohen, Thomas Corcoran, and James M. Landis together to write what became the Truth In Securities Act. Later that year Cohen was assigned to work on railroad legislation.
Much of Cohen's work during the New Deal was in conjunction with Corcoran. Together they were known as the "Gold Dust Twins" and appeared on the cover of Time magazine's September 12, 1938, edition.
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