weiss, rifkind, wharton & garrison llp; price waterhouse coopers; and others. from queens, new york, to the world stage, law has been his calling and justice for all his life's mission. his name is eric holder, and the historymakers, the nation's largest african american video oral history archive, is proud to present "an evening with eric holder," and now to our host tv journalist jonathan capehart. capehart: good evening. his life has been a series of firsts-- the first african american u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, the first african american deputy attorney general, the first african american attorney general of the united states. his life has been committed to excellence and social justice. tonight we are here to celebrate a life well lived, and here to help us is the amazing artistry of mr. raul midon. [playing "invisible chains"] midon: ♪ when i was a little boy vivid dreams were my favorite toy sweet music set me free i closed my eyes to see the invisible chains invisible chains now i've grown to be a man gonna make my way with my own two hands wish that i could be absolutely free from these invisible chains invisible chains where there's a will there is a way, m