finalist to fill a supreme court vacancy and about to come to washington with then-president bill litten and knocked off his bike by a car. and with punctured lungs and the interview did not go particularly well. clinton chose ruth bader ginsburg instead. but a year latercl when a secon vasionbu sy occurred upon the retirement of justice harry blackmun, it was breyer who got the nod. in many respects his monuments were not so much the decisions that he authored as the decisions that he influenced behind the scene, the justice pushedne and prodded his fellow justice for consensus on everything from obama care to affirmative action in higher education. t joining us now is nina totenberg, legal affairs correspondent for npr and national treasure, it is great to have you with us tonight. thanks for making time. it s lovely to be here,