Want in both the president ial candidate and a president. The man who did get it, a man called Charles Evans hughes, governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night, Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If hed 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 sort of baited us into war. Would hughes have avoided that. He is the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who was 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. 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 looks like god and talks
Called Charles Evans hughes was a governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil right, what does he do on Foreign Policy, does he really germany sort of baited us into war. Hughes would have avoided that. He is the one you could have wrote novels about. You have Charles Evans hughes who was 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. 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 god, end quote. Footage of Charles Evans hughes
If lawmakers had had their way, Washington s popular Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park which attains its 50th anniversary as a national park this year would have become a 60 mph highway. Then a Supreme Court justice stepped into the fray, embarking on a nearly 200-mile
i want them to know about the switch in time. it may have been political or may not have been, and also what the consequences were. i want to say thank you to our three guests who have been with us tonight on our charles evans hughes program from outside the united states supreme court. we appreciate your time with us as we learn more about this period of american history. people who sought the presidency, and even though that bid was not successful, still had an important impact on american history. we re going to close, as we started, with archival footage from the 1916 campaign. all summer on sundays, american history tv presents the contenders. this 14-week series highlights key political figures who ran for president and loss, but nevertheless changed political history. our program with charles hughes airs again tonight on american history tv on c-span3. next sunday we continue our contenders series about al smith, who was the democratic presidential cand