Hughes is what we claim we want. In both a president ial candidate and a president. A man who did get it. A man called Charles Evans hughes as a Supreme Court justice. All but when the election. In 1916 when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. He had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Wilson would hughes have avoided it . Hes the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who would later the he was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. He went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like a god. And
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Isabel wilkerson entered. Washington journal continues. Host we are back with richard , who is here to discuss with us the history of president s Court Roosevelt packing attempt. Good morning. Lets start with information for our cspan viewers. What does the constitution say about the size of the Supreme Court . Guest nothing, really, except that there shall be a Supreme Court and achieve justice. The number of justices is left of congress to prescribe. Host the only people who can decide on how many justices sit on the Supreme Court is the congress of the United States . Guest thats right. By ordinary legislation subject of course to the president s veto. Host what size did the Supreme Court start at . The constitution requires a chief justice. How many were there . Guest six at the beginning. It was an even number. In those days the nation was divided into judicial circuits. In those days the Supreme Court justices had real duties in each circuit. With respect to any given circuit. Co
You here tonight on the second letter on the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host, Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan you may or may not know already. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then came a clerk to judge abner mikvah on the d. C. Circuit judge, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here on the Supreme Court. And a couple years of law practice, then in 1991, entering academia, teaching at the university of chicago law school, where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington tow ork to work for the Senate Judiciary committee at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mikvah becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house, serve as associate white House Counsel. S
Beaten. American history goes on in several different directions. What is he doing for Foreign Policy . He is the one you could write novels about. He was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was of the Senior Partners to talk a little bit about Charles Evans hughes and his support for women voting. Also very proud and the original edition of the independent weekly magazine that came out the week after justice used to see the republican nomination for the presidency. Justice hughes got the republican nomination for the presidency. Mrs. Hughes, she is on here in