next on booktv, said to account for competitions of a federal buzz about and chief justice charles evan hughes. the author reports the proposals are consistently challenged by the chief justice is unconstitutional. but when president roosevelt s reelection in 1936, he introduced legislation to restructure the supreme court but the purpose of packing the court with pro-nuke deal justices. it s about 45 minutes. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. my name is john dunnigan, owner of piglet extort. thank you for being part of this event for james simon. james book so there are two great acclaim or what kind of nation the center holds him again and chief justice tawny were just terrific reads. his newest book is fdr and chief justice hughes and it s just been released by simon & schuster. i would like to introduce james asked simon. thank you. [applause] thank you, jack. it s always such a pleasure to be here. this is my favorite bookstore and it s just a wonderful old-f
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