mr. swanson, apparently the separation of powers does not way. in the tonight's event is tighted the arren commission at 50, reexamination. it will revisit the service of our 14th chief justice as chair the special commission to investigate the assassination of president john f. kennedy. it is hard for me to contemplate a chief justice taking on a second job. for me any way the plate has been full enough. predecessorsf my agreed. john jay served for more than a year as both chief justice and our ambassador to england. oliver ellsworth served 18 franceas minister to while he retained the office of chief. actingrshall was both secretary of state and chief justice for a month in 1801. it was because he was so busy as chief that he never got around to delivering the to william marbury, which was husband responsibility. end of the 19th century it did not take even a cabinet to lure the chief away from the court. in 1897, chief justice melville fuller accepted assignment to be arbitrator between venezuela and british gee an -- guyana. i can understand

mr. swanson describes the formation, goals and legacy of the investigation, and details the role of chief justice early warren. this program was posted by the supreme court historical society. it's about an hour. >> i should begin by saying this is the second hottest ticket in town this evening, the hottest in town is an eighth grade production of "a midsummer won't be able and to see it until i see it on c-span. it have a special relationship the lead actress in the show. i can't miss that. i'm sure you understand. >> welcome to the supreme court, we're delighted to have you here, and thank you to the supreme court historical society, the host of this evening's program. i want to say a word about the society's work. it engages its members, including me, with educational programs such as tonight's event, as well as the annual leon silverman lecture series. it publish tess journal of supreme court history. i know many of you are avid readers of it, as i am. it is the most engaging legal journal out there. it collects historical treasures including many of the portraits

mr. swanson describes the formation, goals and legacy of the investigation, and details the role of chief justice early warren. this program was posted by the supreme court historical society. it's about an hour. >> welcome to the supreme court we're delighted to have you here and thank you to the supreme court historical society, the host of this evening's program. i want to say a word about the society's work. it engages its members including me, with educational programs such as tonight's event, as well as the annual