[ applause ] a few years ago we began inviting a giant of the bench or bar to offer reflections to our entering class and its been an extraordinary opportunity for our students as you embark on your Legal Education to listen to and to learn from someone whose career has shaped the law. And by attending georgetown law youve chosen to learn the law in the place where laws are made and this is evident in the speakers who have welcomed our first year students. So in the past few years people have heard from justices stevens and the late justice scalia. And we have been so fortunate the last two years this is the second year in a row to be joined by the legendary Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. [ applause ] so i know that a long introduction of Justice Ginsburg is not necessary for georgetown students. As you progresses in your studies at the law center youll read and discuss from many powerful and Supreme Court decisions as well as her pointd and influential descents. And youll also learn tha
[ applause ] a few years ago we began inviting a giant of the bench or bar to offer reflections to our entering class and its been an extraordinary opportunity for our students as you embark on your Legal Education to listen to and to learn from someone whose career has shaped the law. And by attending georgetown law youve chosen to learn the law in the place where laws are made and this is evident in the speakers who have welcomed our first year students. So in the past few years people have heard from justices stevens and the late justice scalia. And we have been so fortunate the last two years this is the second year in a row to be joined by the legendary Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. [ applause ] so i know that a long introduction of Justice Ginsburg is not necessary for georgetown students. As you progresses in your studies at the law center youll read and discuss from many powerful and Supreme Court decisions as well as her pointd and influential descents. And youll also learn tha
After words is next on book tv. Alberto gonzales discusses his time as attorney general and counsel to the president during the george w. Bush administration. His new book is called true faith and allegiance, the story of service and sacrifice in war and peace and he is interviewed by Brent Kendall of the wall street journal. Alberto gonzales, Current Law School dean, former attorney general and advisor to george w. Bush. Texas Court Supreme Court Justice and author of a new book , mm moore recounting his life both in texas and working for governor bush. He spent time here in washington, welcome. Thank you, its good to be here. Lets start with why the book, why now, what motivated you to write it . I know several of your colleagues have written books about their time there. What prompted the books . Its something ive been working on for many years. Obviously there were several distractions that i met in the interim but coming up on the 15th anniversary would be a nice worker to hit. I
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Years with obviously several distractions in the interim. I thought coming up on the 15th anniversary would be a nice mark to try to hit somebody by the fact that you are right, thereve been several memoirs written. People spacebar this has been out there and i thought it might be important to that night. For my sensei but obviously theres been a lot written and said about me. Some of it true, some of it true. I wanted them to get my perspective about the events that shaped me in their lives as well. It was certainly an actionpacked time when he served in texas and here in washington. Briefly before we get into that, the first part of your book you talk about likely pass both in texas and in washington said in law and politics were an acquired taste for you. I thought it would nice if you could just talk people through briefly where you came from and how you got yourself in position to serve. Share. I grew up in texas. I grew up in a poor family. There were eight of us to the son of a