In brown vs. The board of education. In that case the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation of schools. Good evening and welcome to everybody. Im a Vice President of the Supreme Court Historical Society and delighted to see everybody here tonight in our second lecture of the leon silverman series on dissents in the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan. You may or may not know. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mikva on the d. C. Circuit followed by a clerkship with justi Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a law practice and in 1991 entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary
Mikvah on the d. C. Circuit judge, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here on the Supreme Court. And a couple years of law practice, then in 1991, entering academia, teaching at the university of chicago law school, where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington tow ork to work for the Senate Judiciary committee at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mikvah becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house, serve as associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple years. Two more years in domestic policy roles on behalf of the Clinton Administration and the white house. Then president clinton nominates Justice Kagan to be a judge on the d. C. Circuit judge, but the republicans have no interest in confirming judges at that time so that doesnt come to pass. She then returns to academia, this time at Harvard Law School, joining the facult
May or may not know already. Born in new york. Raised in new york. Educated at princeton, oxford and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mickva on the d. C. Circuit, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a couple of years of law practice, and then in 1991, entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary committee as special counsel at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mickva becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house. Serve as associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple of years in that role and then two more years in domestic policy roles on behalf of the clinton administration. In the white house. And then president clinton nominates Justice Kagan to be a judge on the d. C. C
Papers and how that changed news Media Coverage of National Security. Well hear from several washington journalists and bob woodward whose reporting on the watergate breakin helped lead to the resignation of president nixon. Good morning. Delighted to welcome you here and welcome you back those who were with us last evening with my conversation with daniel else burg. To our symposium to the legacies of the pentagon papers 46 years. Daniel will be with us again today and will be in the awed yns and im sure making his presence known as we go on. He is the person who made it possible for us to be here. I do want to mention that we are live on cspan this morning and we appreciate that very much and it will be shown again on cspan 3 and will be rebroadcast at a later date or dates as well. My only role right now is to interviews our moderator, who is a veteran of National Security coverage and reporting on abc and on cspan. Im sorry on cnn. Seen one, seen them all. Wont do what im tempted t
Of cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a Nuclear Strike capability against the western hemisphere. The cuban missile crisis took place over an extremely tense 13 days in october of 1962. Only one combat fatality of this Huge International crisis. Fromwas Rudolph Anderson greenville. It began when the United States military began observing maritime shipments into cuba from the soviet union and we began flying missions in the u2 aircraft over cuba that were secret. ,hey were strategic highaltitude reconnaissance missions. We were snapping photographs of what was going on in cuba. It soon became apparent that the soviet union was developing mediumrange Ballistic Missiles and intermediate range Ballistic Missile sites in cuba. Kennedy informed the nation on a r 22 from the oval office on october 22 from