These past few days have been painful and hard, and i, like you, have been heartbroken. Justice ginsburg was a giant in the law, a champion of justice ad equality, and she was also treasured member of the Georgetown Law Community for many years, beginning with her husband martys joining the faculty. She was remarkably generous with her time. I will never forget walking into on so many occasions. Every year she spoke to our first year class. Walking with her out onto the stage, looking out at hundreds of students, many of them wearing notorious rbg tshirts and seeing their faces light up and uploading ecstatically as , eventered the room though her Security Team always told us that she would leave right after her talk, she always stayed to talk to students and since friday, i have received so many photos from our students of the selfies they took with her. Notes about what a wonderful memory it was. It has been so lovely to see them. It is so hard to believe that she is gone. Askednight
Our next speaker will be one of the justices biographers, professor Wendy Williams of the georgetown law faculty. Professor williams . Ok, i think were having some technical problems. So just for a moment actually, f i could, call on professor bernstein, one of the justices clerks. Professor, youre a member of the georgetown law faculty, director of our Supreme Court institute. I clerked for her on the d. C. Circuit, i didnt get the job in a typical way. In 989, i was working as a staff attorney watching memos for motions and pro se appeals. I was seven years out of law school, living with a 1yearold insomniac. I got a call from r. B. G. s chambers, the judge wanted to speak to me. The judge picked up the phone said she noticed my writing and wanted to know if i wanted to clerk for her. To my eternal mortification i didnt immediately say yes. I said i wasnt sure i could work the hour she is expected of her clerks because i had a young child. What followed was a prolonged silence from t
As part of her summer series. Tonight you will hear from five of the last six men who have sat in the oval office. Now the practice of president s books, began with Thomas Jeffersons memoir in 1821. Eighteen president s since have written books prior to the 20th century, president ial memoirs were rare and Ulysses S Grant and mark was an exception since then, it is taken off since the 1950s. First of this evening, is one of our most prolific residents turned author. Jimmy carter. He is the author of 25 books including publicpolicy books, Foreign Policy books, a novel, and he is also written a Childrens Book which was illustrated by his daughter amy. In 2010, president carter appeared on book tv afterwards program where he discussed his white house diaries that he kept while he was in office from 1977 1981. Heres president carter being interviewed by president ial historian. Welcome to washington dc. It is wonderful to see you. I was wondering you fly in here, and you go over all of the
Libyas rival powers call for a new cease fire in a civil war but its unclear whether the war will support it so will the truce hold long enough to give peace a charles this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im wrong many have tried and failed to end years of conflict in libya but the 2 rival powers appear to have found some Common Ground with the latest truce and i once went. On friday tripolis a un recognized government called for fighting to come to an end and for elections to be held by march its rival administration in the east which backs the warlord holy for have to also urged all parties to stick to the truce the un expressed its support as did major have to back egypt but the warlord hasnt responded after has suffered a series of losses along libyas western coast since the start of this year the government in tripoli says it will respond if necessary many of them on someone who can enter will have to respect to cease fire where they will to guarantee he would re
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