You ought to look at this crowd. For those here this evening and watching live stream and welcome you to series. Cture we would ask you please silence. Our cell phones by first lifting up dealing with hurricane dorian. If youre able, please consider suppo relief efforts. Im the dean of the clinton and on behalf of the family, at t, Clinton Foundation school we are glad you are here. The families to for establish being this series parents. Their hat a gift [applause] and what a tribute to your mom and your dad. Just please know how grateful we are. I want to recognize the new studen Clinton School students. Stand up, guys. [cheers and applause] as well as our returning staff and ourlty, graceful ted and alumni over there. Joining us congressman french Hill University of president don bobbitt and his wife susan. Morris system Vice President for academic affairs. Members of former the board of trustees, several members of the federal and state judiciary, staff from the national archives,
Host what is the thread that connects all these topics. Guest one of the great things as journalist you can do anything you want. Im not a scholar. I dont have a specialty. Having said that there is a connection. I fells i would say its america after world war ii. This country really coming into its own as this global power, this supreme power, really. That fascinated me, and what is it like to be a leader in this world thats your world, your time, your world. So that drew me initially to the wisemen which i did with Walter Isaacson, and then john paul jones, couple centuries before, but even he is a study in leadership, and i just im fascinated by the burdens of leadership, because its hard. Its harder than we think. And im fascinated by what its like to be a man usually men obvious live we Sandra Day Oconnor, but up to her, men. And human fallibility and weak in enormous pressures. How do they handle it . Well, some really well and some bravely and some not so well but its the pressu
For those who this evening, and those watching by livestream cspan, welcome to the distinguished lecture series. We would ask that you please silence your cell phones. A little activity there. Let me begin by first lifting up those who have been impacted in our giving and are dealing with hurricane dorian. If you are able, please consider supporting relief efforts. Clintonrd dean of the school, and on behalf of at t, the Clinton Foundation, and the Clinton School, we are glad youre here. Special thanks to catherine and compurisrue and dean for establishing this series honoring their parents. What a gift. [applause] and what a tribute to your mom and your dad. Just please know how grateful we are. I want to recognize the new class of Clinton School students. Stand up, guys. [applause] as well as our returning students, our faculty, our staff and our very talented group of alumni, right over there. [applause] also joining us, congressman french hill, university of arkansas system preside
Distinguished lecture series. We would ask that you please silence your cell phones. A little activity there. Let me begin by first lifting up those who have been impacted in our giving and are dealing with hurricane dorian. If you are able, please consider supporting relief efforts. Clintonrd dean of the school, and on behalf of at t, the Clinton Foundation, and the Clinton School, we are glad youre here. Special thanks to catherine and compurisrue and dean for establishing this series honoring their parents. What a gift. [applause] and what a tribute to your mom and your dad. Just please know how grateful we are. I want to recognize the new class of Clinton School students. Stand up, guys. [applause] as well as our returning students, our faculty, our staff and our very talented group of alumni, right over there. [applause] also joining us, congressman french hill, university of arkansas system president don, and his wife, susan. System Vice President for academic affairs, current an
The cheif has the responsibility to vote right away. He takes the case, what he thinks controlling issues need to be decided on before he explains how he would vote. Part of his role is setting forth the basis for the discussion. He was not as articulate in setting forth the issues in a concise and unbiased manner as either of his successors were. When warren was the chief, bill brennan, sometimes Potter Stewart, he was a really brilliant lawyer, would state the case all over again. He would state the issues in a more neutral fashion and the discretion would proceed. Thats one of the things in which i think berger was less skillful than some of the others. I dont mean to suggest he was not a good lawyer. He was a very good lawyer. Ahead cases in the court, of one of the Department Justices after eisenhower was elected. You say in your book about war and burger is although he death penalty, he was personally against it . Yes. Harry blackmun was the same. On many occasions, i heard him s