Cspan3. All persons having persons before the honorable, Supreme Court of the United States who admonish to draw near and give their attention. Landmark cases, cspan special history series produced in partnership with the National Constitution center exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice may it please the court. Quite often in many of the most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspan landmark cases. Tonights case is katz versus the United States, it is a 1967 case and the person who gave his name to the case is somewhat of an unlikely hero. He was a bookmaker specializing in College Basketball games and he took his wiretapping case to the Supreme Court an
National conversation through cspans Daily Program or through our social media feeds. Cspan created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. All persons having business before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to draw near and give their attention. Landmark cases, cspans special history series produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court. Quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspan landmark cases. Tonights case is katz versus the United States,
Wellthumbed on my shelf. I have assigned it to hundreds, maybe thousands of undergraduates over the years, one of the best books of historywriting ive ever read. His most recent book and the one on which he will be speaking tonight is the kremlin letters stalins wartime correspondence with churchill and roosevelt. From 2018. He collaborated on this book with professor vladimir and im sure will have some more information on that. The book includes the principle messages between the big three, and its not so much of a commentary that provides an analytical narrative as a triangular relationship throughout the war. A book of correspondence with letters from one to the other is very valuable, but it is the commentary, i think, that really sets it apart. It is based on a wide array of material from russian, british, and american sources. I might also add a few things, professor reynolds won a prize for history in 2004, was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2005. We have been fortun
Including in command of history churchill fighting and writing the second world war, a book he wrote in 2004 that is well thumbed on my shelf. I have assigned it to hundreds, maybe thousands of undergraduates over the years, and it is just a tour de force, one the best books of history writing i have ever read. His most recent book, the one on which he will beast speaking tonight is the kremlin letters stalins wartime correspondence with churchill and roosevelt. Im sure we will have more information on that from david. The book includes the principal messages between the big three and provides some sort of commentary that provides a political narrative of this triangular relationship throughout the war. A book of correspondence with letters from one to the other is always very valuable, but it is the commentary i think in this book that sets it apart. It is based on a wide array of material from russian, british, and american sources as well, so i would also add a few things he won the
Reynolds is coeditor of the kremlin letters, stalins wartime correspondence with churchill and roosevelt. He talks about the messages sent between the leaders and explain how they used the communication to build relationships with one another and advance wartime goals without extensive bureaucratic interference. The National World War Ii Museum hosted this event in january,. 20. January, 2020. Tonight, it is my privilege to introduce the speaker dr. David reynolds. se of the United Kingdom most distinguished scholars, but i think that is probably selling them short. A fellow of christ college, cambridge, he studied at cambridge in harvard aiversitys and has been visitor to these shores since first coming year as a graduate student in 1973. David is the author of 12 books, he doesnt let the grass grow under his feet. Those include in command of history churchill fighting and writing the second world war, a book he wrote in 2004 that is shelf. Umbed on my ive decided to maybe thousands o