Copeland, Royal

Second, there was the basic mistrust on the part of Congress toward Tugwell and other New Dealers. At the same time, Roosevelt gave the measure only lukewarm support at best (tradition has it that if it had not been for the First Lady, Eleanor, he would have given it no support at all) because of his political differences with Royal Copeland. 

A historical note to this story was that Royal Copeland did not live to see his measure passed. In May, 1938, he collapsed on the Senate floor. His death occurred one month before President Roosevelt signed his bill into law. 

Walter G. Campbell to Royal S. Copeland, Feb. 7, 1938, decimal file 062 for 1938, FDA Records, WNRC. 

Sjunod, S.W., An alternative perspective homeopathic drugs. Royal Copeland, and federal drug regulation. Pharmacy in History, 42, 13, 2000, Available at www.homeowatch.org/his-tory/ reghx.html... 

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