washington post dick goodwin was the greatest public policy speechwriter in our history. born in brook hp line, mass, he graduated first in his class from tufts, clerked for supreme court justice frankfurter, and that was before he was noticed by the kennedys. after the assassination, johnson kept him on as one of the smart young aides he used to call the harvards. that s when dick goodwin went to work. and when the current president talks about accomplishments, remember what the great society delivered. the voting rights act, the civil rights act, the war on poverty, headstart, medicare, medicaid, public broadcasting, highway patrol safety, the clean air act, and it goes on from there. and so did dick goodwin. he broke with johnson over the
photo, then president johnson, then joe calafano. he alone survives among the four, and today, he told the washington post dick goodwin was the greatest public policy speechwriter in our history. born in mass, he graduated first in his class from tufts, clerked for supreme court justice frankfurthfran frankfurter, and that was before he was noticed by the kennedys. after the assassination, johnson kept him on as one of the smart young aides he used to call the harvards. that s when dick goodwin went to work. and when the current president talks about accomplishments, remember what the great society delivers. the voting rights act, the war on poverty, headstart, medicare, medicaid, public broadcasting, highway safety, the clean air act and it goes on from there. and so did dick goodwin. he broke with johnson over the vietnam war.
from the moment the west mesa murder case landed in their laps, detectives knew they would be chasing a phantom and grasping at smoke. the killer, whoever he was, and killer was male, had a five-year headstart. you think we re dealing withne guy here? yeah, i think there s no doubt you re dealing with one guy. based on our experience with crimes of this nature, homicide crimes, when you have multiple offenders, more than one of them someone is going to talk. this killer had seemingly left nothing behind but a pile of dry bones and a few old hazy satellite images of tire tracks on the desert sand. you believe that s him? it s almost frustrating because you look at this picture and you see the disturbed earth which later we learn are grave sites and you see the tire tracks, but you can t get your hands on anything else.
that state to redraw districts in ohio so that ohio no longer basically gives republicans an insurmountable headstart in winning congressional seats. democrats really have been feeling giddy about their prospects in this year s elections. and their record in special elections over the last 15 months tells you a lot about why. president obama and eric holder are looking at that same set of facts and pursuing a different kind of plan. a plan that is not giddy and does not depend on giddiness. it is really specific, and it s for a really specific reason. joining us now is former attorney general, now the chairman of the national democratic redistricting committee, eric holder. thanks for being with us tonight. good to see you, rachel. so let me ask if my setup does you justice in terms of the way you re seeing this. i look at the plan that you are working on at the national redistricting committee, and see that as something that seems very
from the moment the west mesa murder case landed in their laps, the detectives knew they would be chasing a phantom. the killer, whoever he was, and police naturally assumed the killer was male, had a five-year headstart. you think we re dealing with one guy here? i think i think there s no doubt you re dealing with one guy. based on our experience with crimes of this nature, homicide crimes, when you have multiple offenders, more than one of them, someone is going to talk. this kimmer had seemingly killer had seemingly left nothing behind but a pile of dry bones and a few hazy satellite images of tire tracks on the desert sand. it s almost frustrating. because you look at this picture and you see the disturbed bursts