rising. his work has appeared in the new york times, the wall street journal and other publications. professor fuller is the winner. [inaudible] the book that changed america, how darwin siri of evolution explores how they gain new perspective on the lead up to the civil war. they go on to call mr. fuller an excellent writer with an eye for irony. the boston globe called the book of vivid snapshot of american intellectual life on the verge of the civil war. please join me in welcoming randall fuller. [applause] thank you very much for that nice introduction. thanks for coming out on what feels like a chilly night. i realize it s not that chilly for boston. i m very glad to have been invited by the harvard bookstore. i ve spent many hours browsing in this bookstore while i ve done research trips across the street. one of those research trips occurred about three years ago when i found myself in the archive at harvard with this wrapped up cardboard box placed in front of me.
by chief justice warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. it does that in many ways through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of supreme court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the building. i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. the moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. is an assistant professor of law at the university of wisconsin law school. padis the author of well- slave. he is currently at work on the society of truth and other pr
i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. on behalf of all the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. the moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. he is an assistant professor of law at the university of wisconsin law school. he is the author of well-paid slave. he is currently at work on the society of truth and other progressives that lived in the dupont circle rowhouse and formed a political salon in the 1910 s. he has written extensive articles about justice holmes. tonight s analysts are james mcpherson and g. edward white. james mcpherson is the george henry davis professor emeritus of united states history
display in the building. i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. on behalf of all the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. the moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. he is an assistant professor of law at the university of wisconsin law school. he is the author of well-paid slave. he is currently at work on the society of truth and other progressives that lived in the dupont circle rowhouse and formed a political salon in the 1910 s. he has written extensive articles about justice holmes. tonight s analysts are james mcpherson and g. edward white. james mcpherson is the george henry davis professor emeritus
welcome to the supreme court. it is great to see so many people here for the supreme court historical society s second lecture of the 2014 government lecture series. the society was formed in 1974 by chief justice warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. it does that in many ways through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of supreme court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the building. i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. on behalf of all the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. t