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    Oral History: Fmr. Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas

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    C-SPAN Radio continues a series of Supreme Court oral history interviews with Associate Justice William O. Douglas, interviewed in 1967 for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. You’ll h…

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    Oral History: Former Chief Justice Earl Warren

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    C-SPAN Radio began a series of oral history interviews with former Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren by interviewing Supreme Court historian Jim O’Hara about Earl Warren’s backg…

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    Historians on the Supreme Court Building

    In the first part of the program historian Jim O’Hara talked about the idea behind creating a new building for the Supreme Court. Built in the early 1930's and opened in 1935, it’s biggest c…

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    Supreme Court Confirmation Process

    Students from the University of Denver (CO) participated by video feed in a distance learning class. Ms. Biskupic talked to the students about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court confirmat…

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    Role of the Chief Justice

    Mr. O’Hara spoke about the role of the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He discussed the influence of Warren Burger and John Marshall as Chief Justices. Mr. O’Hara said that…

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    Jefferson's Supreme Court Appointments

    Professor Abraham spoke about “Jefferson’s Trio of Appointments to the Court.” This is the first in a series of five lectures in the Supreme Court Historical Society’s 2005 lecture series h…

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    Past Supreme Court Justices

    Mr. O’Hara talked about past justices of the United States Supreme Court. He discussed the partisanship of Justice Samuel Chase and the assassination attempt on the first Justice from Califo…

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    Early Days of the Supreme Court

    Mr. O’Hara talked about the early years of the high court. He said that most early United States Supreme Court justices would not spend time in the capital, but along a riding circuit, trave…

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    History of Supreme Court Nominations

    Mr. O’Hara talked about how the nomination process for the United States Supreme Court has changed over the years. He said that during the early years, the nominee would likely be someone kn…

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