host: today marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark supreme court case, tinker vida moyne -- tinker v. des moines. john tinker will be joining us from des moines, iowa, but first, courtesy of pbs, walter cronkite on the evening news, 50 years ago today. >> the supreme court endorsed the rights of student protests, as long as the protest does not interfere with the rights of others. defending justice hugo black says the defense begins an era of -- fostered by the judiciary. this upheld the right of teenagers to wear black antiwar armbands. host: that courtesy of cbs news and two of the key players in this case, mary beth tinker and john tinker, joining us from des moines, iowa, is john tinker. good morning, thank you for being with us. guest: good morning, it's great to be with you. host: we apologize that your sister could not be with us. we understand there has been some ice and weather and the greater des moines area, so we appreciate you trekking out and being with us on this sunday morning. give our audience a brief overview of the case? guest: well, we wore black armbands to pr