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important contributions to our law. both in his opinions for the courts and when writing separately. perhaps most notably in the areas of federalism and the federation of power. the jurisprudence of protection and the guarantee of trial by jury. and the law of free political speech. his opinions reflect a deeper appreciation for the liberty- protecting structure of our constitutional system. he has advanced in understanding in the constitution, informed by the vital truths expressed in the declaration of independence, connecting our political and derivative documents. his personal fortitude is example to all who withstand the principal. please join me in welcoming clarence thomas. [applause] good evening and it is so good to see you again. [laughter] he was really loose at the table so i think this is going to be a lot of fun. thank you, thank you. as i talked about in the introduction, your path to the court is a remarkable american story. i would like to begin our ....
6:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. it was like shock and all. i saw it, that looks that he had on his face, and i could close my eyes and i could see him on the stretcher right now. i could see him putting his hand up, i could see his eyes, i can just close my eyes and i could just see it. i will never forget that first case, that sort of bringing me to reality of what was going on here. tent,ter he got into the there was this initial sort of triage, he gets there, we get the report, we see him, he goes into the tent, the team starts in,ork we got pulled myself and my colleague that gote the forward, we both pulled in because the other team wanted us to begin right away. it is not want us to be bystanders. they said you guys have to get involved right away. and once they did that, and they pulled us in, it was like a jolt. wake up. now you have to act. you have to be a doctor. you have to be a surgeon, you have to be a care provider, you have to dismiss your emotion ....
will you join me in thanking justice kagan? [applause] thank you very much. [applause] tomorrow on c-span epa administrator talks about cooperation tweeb the u.s. and china over policies related to the environment and climate. her remarks come at the center for american progress live at 10:30 a.m. eastern. a speech about american education policy in connecticut. on august 9, 1974 vice president ford was sworn in as president of the united states. this is the dress that ms. ford was wearing at the swearing in ceremony. she was less than excited about becoming first lady but president ford encouraged her saying we can do this. she resolved if i have to do this, i m going to have fun doing it. within 10-days she had a state dinner to entertain king hussein of jordan. she had to prepare for that as her role of first lady and she hit the ground running. first lady betty ford monday night at 9:00 eastern. next is constitution and role judges with supreme court thoma ....
justice or the court will say, we got it wrong. the fact that you have dissented in a case does not mean that you would reverse the case. it is the exact that if the exact same case came before you. , ais a case that is related little bit the same, a little bit different. there is a pretty important marker for a approach an approach for how to think about those cases. well, our hour together is has passed quickly. i will give you a chance for one last word you would like to have one. otherwise, i am afraid our bench is going to disappear. this happens when you go on too long. let me just say no, no, no. it is your show. [laughter] somehow i don t feel that way. [laughter] let s again express our deep thanks to you for spending his time with us today. what a wonderful opportunity for all of us to hear from you. one of the things that is always fascinating when we have folks from the court is to have a sense of who the justices are and what they are like and ....
a bit about this society, which i joined many years before i got this good job. and i remain among the legions of supporters of this society s many endeavors. this society has been a key player in improving public understanding of the court and its role in the constitutional framework of our government. regular attendees of these lectures know how engaging they have been and i appreciate something else. the society s training program for high school teachers. works well-conceived and good to read. among my favorites, eyewitness accounts in supreme court history. it is a collection of well-told anecdotes about people and events in the life of the court. also, second edition of supreme court decisions and women s rights. a book designed for secondary school and college-age readers. in 2012, the society updated the supreme court justices illustrated biographies, so now that volume includes four new entries, the chief justice, and the new justices. last, i cannot resist s ....