Hughes is what we claim we want. In both a president ial candidate and a president. A man who did get it. A man called Charles Evans hughes as a Supreme Court justice. All but when the election. In 1916 when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. He had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Wilson would hughes have avoided it . Hes the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who would later the he was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. He went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like a god. And
Nonstop on cable news. Not just on cable news. We are hearing the very same thing from elected officials including some republican elected officials. We are hearing it from the leaders of federal Law Enforcement agencies and of the intelligence agencies. We are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense ordered the entire u. S. Military to, quote, stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political extremists. And of course we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street from the Tech Monopolies from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the contours of american life. All of them are now on the hunt for political extremists. And at one level that does not sound bad. Because no sane person is for political extremism, especially violent extremism. We are against it. Were for moderation. We are for incremental change. We are for the consent of the governed. We said that every day for four years and we m
We are hearing the same thing from some republican elected officials, we are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense order the entire u. S. Military to stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political instigators, we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street,r from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the all of them now on The Hunt For Political N extremists. O we are for moderation and incremental change, we are for the consent of the governed, we dont like extremists either, we attack them regularly. Its not enough to be against something, you have to be more precise than that. What is it youre against . In order to root out a problem, you have to know what it is. You need a sense of what youre looking for, a clear sight picture. You have to define the terms. Heres the remarkable thing weabout this public conversation were having. No one is doing that. Have you noticed . None of these ne
The man who didnt get it, charles hughes, Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1915. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he would have been elected how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Hes the one you could write novels about. Charles evans hughes who is on the Supreme Court and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. Fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. 1916 footage of charles hughes, that years president ial nominee campaigned soon after the Republican National convention
He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was perhaps best known as one of the coauthors of the new deal. Were broadcasting live across from the capitol. He inaugurated this building when it first opened in 1935. Let me introduce you to our guests this evening were joining us to talk about the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes. My first guest is an historian, and bernadette higher Bernadette Tyler is a professor at Cornell Law School. I want you to set the stage for us. 1916, Woodrow Wilson wants to be reelected. Frame what was going on in the country and the president ial campaign