The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
Movietone News and the U.S. Information Agency produced this compilation of highlights for foreign audiences. Beginning with…
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The Judicial Power
2020-12-11T22:51:36-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWQ4XC8yMDIwMTIxMTIyNTYyMjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==This film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic role as interpreter of the Constitution and explains how this role has evolved. The film profiles several 1960-era justices, including Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, and Hugo Black. The host is lawyer Joseph Welch, who served as U.S. Army chief counsel during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings.
This film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic role as…
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This film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic role as interpreter of the Constitution and explains how this role has evolved. The film profiles several 1960-era justices, including Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, and Hugo Black. The host is lawyer Joseph Welch, who served as U.S. Army chief counsel during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings. close
This film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic role as… read more
This film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic role as interpreter of the Constitution and explains how this role has evolved. The film profiles several 1960-era justices, including Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, and Hugo Black. The host is lawyer Joseph Welch, who served as U.S. Army chief counsel during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings. close
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