US Navy thinking about speed in cruisers

Before 1921, the US Navy still believed in fast cruisers. In the 1920's, that thinking changed. The idea was that aviation made speed in cruisers irrelevant. Given that, 32 knots was more than adequate. What they didn't realize was the impact that aircraft carriers would have on tactics. By 1944-1945, American thinking had changed. Now, they wanted 35 knot cruisers, if they could get them, to run with the aircraft carriers. There was a replacement for the Atlanta class cruisers that would have been armed with with twin 5in/54 guns in power mounts. The Atlanta class turned out to be too slow, although they had a good anti-aircraft armament. The idea was to build a faster ship that would still be a good anti-aircraft platform. Again, this was needed for the fast carrier task forces. A good source on the subject is Norman Friedman's book U. S. Cruisers.