sensibilities better than the home he built that 1790. one he lived with his family and the people who are enslaved into death in 1835. the objects bring the rim alive. it does not take much to imagine the activity in the enslaved household and others who visited john marshals home. his books, furnishing, paintings, tableware, and personal items provided detailed picture of who he was, there is no artifact that define martial judicial career better than the robe he wore during the 34-year-old tenure as chief justice of the united states supreme court. the robe was cared for by generations of descendants, before finding its way into our connection. marshall wore this robe as he provided over 34 years of supreme court cases. during which time the supreme court was elevated to a coequal branch of the federal government. today, a simple black robe is the recognizable icon of the american judicial system. iconic symbols are often worn as stories. stories are resent who we are as a
virginia has maintained to share the great chief justice s life and legacy. no other site holds more personal items associated with john marshall, nor the personal sensibilities better than the home he built that 1790. one he lived with his family and the people who are enslaved into death in 1835. the objects bring the rim alive. it does not take much to imagine the activity in the enslaved household and others who visited john marshals home. his books, furnishing, paintings, tableware, and personal items provided detailed picture of who he was, there is no artifact that define martial judicial career better than the robe he wore during the 34-year-old tenure as chief justice of the united states supreme court. the robe was cared for by generations of descendants, before finding its way into our connection. marshall wore this robe as he provided over 34 years of supreme court cases. during which time the supreme court was elevated to a coequal branch of the federal governm
Priests to marry. That is today on wednesday, september 11th. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie. This is a solemn day in our history. The nation is remembering 9 11. There have been moments of silence that have been commemorating 9 11. There is a memorial in shanksville. We are all asking where our lives are. And we will continue with that coverage in a moment. We will begin with new developments on the crisis in syria. President obama telling the nation he is willing to hold off on air strikes for now. Nbcs Peter Alexander has the story from the white house this morning. Peter, good morning to you. Savannah, good morning. Today, you said congress will not vote on anything in terms of authorizing strikes in syria. The president asked them to delay that after a primetime speech that offered more of a reset. It could be weeks or months before possible strikes as the president explores the diplomatic option first. It was one o