you got children of your own. >> atticus finch. >> this ring that belonged to your mother. tell us what really happened? >> i got nothing to say. do nothing about it. you coward! >> gentlemen, i shall be brief but i would like to use the remaining time i have with you to remind you that this case is not a difficult one. it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts, but it does require you to be sure beyond a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant. to begin with, this case should never have come to trial. this case is as simple as black and white. the state has produced not one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime tom robinson is charged with ever took place. it has relied instead on the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence is not only been called into serious question on cross-examination but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. the defendant is not guilty. but somebody in this courtroom is. i have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state, but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's li

you got children of your own. >> atticus finch. >> this ring that belonged to your mother. you want to tell us what really happened? >> i got nothing to say. do nothing about it. you coward!

you got children of your own. >> atticus finch. >> this ring that belonged to your mother. you want to tell us what really happened? >> i got nothing to say. do nothing about it. you coward! >> gentlemen, i shall be brief but i would like to use the remaining time i have with you to remind you that this case is

atticus finch represents the last republican lawyer. and i mean republican in the sense of the republic, of thomas jefferson, those kinds of people. the last lawyer who really believes that to enunciate the important principles of america is going to work. this is in a town where their first reaction -- i mean, tom ewell is an incredibly evil, disgusting person. everybody in town knows that. but they believe him. you know, they're willing to take his word even though they know he's lying completely, they're willing to take his word. they're willing to go out and try to lynch tom robinson, right? they have taken one of their upstanding citizens, bo radley, and locked him in the attic. he's been there for god knows how many years. has anybody in town done anything about it? no. lock your kids in the attic. that's the kind of town you're dealing with. as we're seeing this through the idse of scout, a child, we have -- through the eyes of scout, a child, we have to dig into it ourselves to see what's going on and once you do you realize tha

. >> in 1960, she -- we'd have a scheduling committee which include don hughes, bob finch, rosemary wood and myself. and she was very key figure in all that. she also -- she didn't try to come up with new policy but she could influence nixon's view on it because she was always very frank with him. never any conversation rosemary wood had, wasn't very direct one. so sometimes we'd have a problem and she'd be our go-between. but she was a very smart woman, totally dedicated to him. but said he had a great sense of humor, loved to dance and things like that. but her whole life was really completely devoted to richard nixon. >> how would you describe her political views? >> she was republican moderate. her view was shaped by richard nixon. her role to be able to speak up to him if she thought he was about to do something wrong in what he was doing or what he was saying. you mentioned the fact that you thought kennedy had used issue as a religion in '63. >> kennedy said he was going to test west virginia to see whether -- how they feel against catholics. he made that sort of the key issue in

some people call him jane louise finch. but she insists on scout. and that's her brother, gym.t a boy until the day he learns there is evil in the world. and atticus finch, the father, whose devotion of justice places him and his children in jeopardy. and party to the defense, john robinson. >> excuse me.

aties cuss finch -- atticus finch didn't have to deal with a 24-hour news cycle. tony serra didn't have to deal with bloggers in his career. i think what's going on in new york city where the head of the i.m.f. was arrested for doing some untorrid things in a big hotel. i found it ironic last night that eliot spitzer was interviewing people talking about these sorts of activities, and that cycle is going on and on. if you want to play a drinking game, you know, who wants to take bets of when we're going to have the first appearance of gloria allred? it's inevitable. i'm getting off the point a little bit here. but at some point i think it was around the time of the o.j. case where you had this confluence of a big public figure, it was a juicy trial, and cable news was just becoming a force. it changed the environment in which we operate, at least criminal system operates. because it's not just cases anymore, it's entertainment. it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and l

i'm warren finch, director of the george bush presidential library and museum. it's been a wonderful day. i would like to welcome you to tonight's program featuring two of america's greatest first ladies as we conclude today's conference, america's first ladies, an enduring legacy. first ladies barbara bush and laura bush, we are so grateful that you are participating in our program tonight. and president bush, we're thankful that you're here also. [ applause ] in addition to our audience here in the auditorium, we're being joined by an audience over the internet. this program is being live streamed. so howdy to you all. i would like to thank our conference chair anita mcbride. we couldn't have done this without you. this all began when the presidential library directors attended a conference this past spring at american university which was chaired by anita. after experiencing that wonderful conference, my fellow directors here in texas decided that we should do it here in texas at the texas presidential libraries. and so we began here today, and we will contin

>> well, we know james finch and phoenix racing builds great speedway cars. to have the chevrolet it was a huge boost for the club. now, a matter of throwing the car away. they said it was a 1985 buick. we need to protect our race cars and have fun but now off to hendrick.com to get the car qualified in the daytona 500. >> mike: kurt busch having a competitive night but ending up with two trashed race cars. one in practice and one in the race. it is a junkyard down there in the garage area. >> darrell: you know what, mike, team members will work themselves -- crew members will work themselves to death to give you a good car. when they know they are getting a result for their hard work they will stand but you all the way to the bitter end. >> mike: up to three attempts at a green/white checker is what we are facing here in daytona to conclude the budweiser shootout. a.j. allmendinger's car getting back out on track with some crash damage. jimmie johnson okay. looks like he has climbed from the car that he wanted fixed to get back out there and try it again. mi

it has a lot of opportunities, the characters i play finch has a lot of opportunities to make it your own. >> you step into the role, the guy from glee, karen chris was doing it most recently before that daniel rad cliff, harry potter does that put any pressure when you step into a role other actors have been in. >> definitely but it is good pressure the kind that pushes me to give the best performance i can every night. daniel radcliff was amazing in this role i saw him before i signed on and darren was fantastic as well it is an honor to be among so many great actors who have played the role in the revival and mathew broad rick in 1995 and before that robbie morris for the original was amazing so i would say that you know finch is one of those roles that you know, is a leading role for a young man, which is kind of a dream come true for me and broadway is where i started as a performer so it is fun to be back and now be a leading man. >>> is broadway your first love? is this what you really like to do? >> i love all elements of performing, all the different places i have been able t

nbc's justin finch has details. >> reporter: there's no other way to describe it but bizarre.y this man in the black t-shirt came from new york to his property at 2021 southwest 37th avenue yesterday and found surprises by the number. two squatters, ten grenades, drugs and a potbellied pig. a neighbor saw the news on tv and looked outside and saw the police and bomb squad. the whole thing just left her shaken up. >> we have the tv on and we hear there's a bomb squad -- a bomb scare very close on 20th. i said, that's block away. >> reporter: miami police say it all began as a call about a neighbor dispute around 5:30 yesterday after the home's owner arrived at the house and found a man and woman squatting in his home. a search of the house turned up marijuana and cocaine. and in an open bedroom drawer, those ten grenades. >> the grenades have been taken to a laboratory to see if they are, in fact, active but that is under investigation. >> reporter: police tied up traffic along southwest 37th for hours where neighbors say stories like this don't happen too often. >> very scary.

>> well, we know james finch and phoenix racing builds great speedway cars. to have the chevrolet it was a huge boost for the club. now, a matter of throwing the car away. they said it was a 1985 buick. we need to protect our race cars and have fun but now off to hendrick.com to get the car qualified in the daytona 500. >> mike: kurt busch having a competitive night but ending up with two trashed race cars. one in practice and one in the race. it is a junkyard down there in the garage area. >> darrell: you know what, mike, team members will work themselves -- crew members will work themselves to death to give you a good car. when they know they are getting a result for their hard work they will stand but you all the way to the bitter end. >> mike: up to three attempts at a green/white checker is what we are facing here in daytona to conclude the budweiser shootout. a.j. allmendinger's car getting back out on track with some crash damage. jimmie johnson okay. looks like he has climbed from the car that he wanted fixed to get back out there and try it again. >>

not because atticus finch is the smartest guy on the block, but because the movie makers are the smartest guys on the block. [applause] >> once again we have all the books by our novelists here and our writers here in the front. or you can find them on amazon.com. i'd like to thank mary mcdonagh murphy, who joined us from new york via skype, and john -- john is actually a descendant of the first chief justice of the u.s. supreme court. paulette frankl, "lust for justice," tony serra, and sheldon siegal. so before we take a break, i do have a surprise. a few years ago, i guess six or seven years ago, i met an amazing artist. i was visiting his home. and he had created this wonderful sculpture. i immediately recognized it as being clarence. it turned out that he had created a number of just amazing sculptures of trial lawyers. and he went on to do one of clara fults, the first woman attorney in california and became the leader of the public defender movement. and just by happenstance, he called me and had this idea of encapsulating one of the greatest trial attorneys of our times. so, bill?

it's great to see you, and it is a spectacular program tonight and we appreciate warren finch welcoming us all here, yes i'm the acting dean of the bush school and the bush school at texas a and m, we are proud of our students and the performance of the graduates, because they earned a great reputation for the school. i'm not here to talk about the school, i'm here to pay praise to president bush and i appreciate him bringing his library and museum and creating the school here at texas a&m, but it's special program. on november 11th, 267 years ago, there was a woman born who had a pretty great legacy for this country, and i'm not talking about barbara bush. her name was abigail smith adams. and she was the first woman to have been married to a president and was the father of a president. i mean the mother of a president. thank you anita. it was actually the secret service that whispered first. on february 12th, interestingly, 11/11 and 2/12 are important days in history, but there was another woman born but she was born in london. and she was the daughter in law to a president. and the