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On April 24, 1995 Justice Blackmun and Professor Koh talked about the justice’s work habits, Vietnam, the deaths of Justices Hugo Black and John Marshall Harlan, the appointments to the…

On January 17, 1995, Justice Harry Blackmun talked about being named to the Supreme Court in 1970, his impressions of President Richard Nixon, who appointed him, and his confirmation hearings…

On June 2, 1995, Justice Blackmun and then-Professor Koh talked about the opinion in Roe v. Wade, which Justice Blackmun wrote. Justice Blackmun also discussed privacy in general and the…

Professor Harold Koh interviewed Justice Blackmun in the Supreme Court chamber on July 6, 1994, and then on December 13, 1995. The latter segment is the final interview between Professor…

On June 2, 1995, Justice Blackmun and then-Professor Koh talked about the death penalty, (which Justice Blackmun turned against toward the end of his tenure), an obscenity case, and the Roe…

Two hours from the first interview on September 9, 1994 is shown from “A Portion of His Oral History conducted with Justice Blackmun by Yale Professor Harold Koh.” In this segment Justice Blackmun…

Highlights from ceremonies marking the death of Justice Harry Blackmun were shown, including portions of his lying in repose in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme and of his memorial…

Family and associates paid tribute to the life and career of Justice Blackmun. Former colleagues and employees focused on his record on the Supreme Court and the legacy he left behind…