Robinson ( 1872 - 1937 ) served as Senate Majority Leader from 1933 -- 37 .
Was instrumental in the passage of New Deal legislation during the Hundred Days Congress which followed the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as President of the United States .
Robinson ( 1872 - 1937 ) served as Senate Majority Leader from 1933 -- 37 , and was instrumental in the passage of New Deal legislation during the Hundred Days Congress which followed the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as President of the United States .