but in those days,errwin griswold was one of the few. and he spoke highly of jones day and urged know go there because he was a clevelander originally. anyway, enough about dean griswold as i always call him. let me say a few words about today's recipient of the erwin griswold prize lecture award. professor kevin mcmahon is the john reitamyer professor of science at trinity college. he got the ba in economics and political science from the state university of new york at potts dam and phd from -- in politics, from brandice. his publications include reconsidering roosevelt on race, how the presidency paved the road to brown. published by the university of chicago press in 2004. that volume was the winner of the american political science association's richard e. newstot award for the best book on the american presidency published in 2004. his latest book which will be the subject of his remarks this evening is "nixon's court: his challenge to judicial liberalism and its political consequence." it was published again by the university of c

. >> the griswolds are back on a new vacation rusty griswold drags the family close country together. things don't go as planned. the movie even features a cameo from the parents of "vacation." >> funny. >>> 9:25. up next, the day's top stories. >> a man gets choked and robbed, walking through central park. and police need your help finding the suspect. we will show you who they are looking for. >> and brought to tears riding a bike. and why new york teachers are taking adults on their very first two wheeled ride. a?t t t pt.etio lloworo li. come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. and celebrate our 35th birthday with our new neighborhood birthday party parade. save $10 on admission and get a free 2nd visit at sesameplace.com sesame place. go before they grow. >>> new this morning, police need your help finding this man. they say he choked another man in central park. until he passed out. then robbed him. we are live on the scene. >> plus, water everywhere on a busy section of flatbush avenue in brooklyn. how this could affect your commute in the area. >> and expect a

rounding out the top top griswold vacation and "ant-man. >>> according to a hollywood reporter bill murray told dave letterman his reluctance to appear in a third "ghostbusters". >>> dolly parton announcing newest attraction lightning ro tller coast and it cost about 22 million and the largest project in "dollywood" history. >>> stephen colbert, don't expect it to be a hollywood production. >> put on your 3d glas es now. i'll be hosting "the late show" cbs! what? we couldn't afford 3d? please tell me we at least have the cgi dragon. i'm stephen colbert. >> as big of a letterman fan i am, i have to say i'm going to give this guy a great big chance. thin whe is going to be so funny. >>> this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of thnd day on nbc. i my heart beats 100,000 -imes a day se,ding oxygen to my muscles. again! heso i can lift even the most demanding weights. take care of all your most important parts wi h centrum. now with our most vitamin d three ever. you can help children all oundwthe world grow up strong, thanks to walgreens partnership wh faen you ganet vitstins here

rounding out the top five griswold vacation and "ant-man.ollywood reporter bill murray told dave letterman his reluctance to appear in a third "ghostbusters." it was due to the second film's poor reception. >>> dolly parton announcing newest attraction lightning roller coaster and it cost about 22 million and the largest project in "dollywood" history. i love dolly! >>> steve o from the jack ass movies was arrested this morning. he climbed a crane. once there he inflated a large killer whale balloon with a message about sea world on it and set off fireworks. he surroundered to police. no charges have been fired yesterday. >>> stephen colbert's new show. don't expect it to be a hollywood-level production. >> put on your 3d glasses now. i'll be hosting "the late show" on cbs! what? we couldn't afford 3d? please tell me we at least have the cgi dragon. i'm stephen colbert. i'm looking forward to it. >> he's so funny. i'm melissa rehberger. this is "early today" we hopes it just your first stop of the day here on nbc. my heart beats 100,000 time

finally in 1963 in the famous versus griswold connecticut, it gets legalized. it makes sex something that can be enjoyed for pleasure without a significant percentage of the risk of pregnancy. for women who bore the indisputable larger cost of these unintended pregnancies, this is free. -- freeing. liberating. my mom came of age in this period. she talks about how the pill came along and opened up the possibilities for women. but that's how important it was. of course, freedom is not just people pushing from the left. it is people pushing from the right. what you see in the 1960's is a resurgence of conservatism. a resurgence of the conservative movement. it starts by barry goldwater and buckley. two.now the these ronald reagan and richard nixon. they want freedom from the great society. freedom from the bureaucracies of the tax burdens.

finally in 1963 in the famous case in the famous case of griswold the connecticut gets legalized. it makes sex something that can be enjoyed for pleasure without a significant percentage of the risk of pregnancy. for women who bore the indisputable larger cost of these unintended pregnancies this is free. liberating. my mom came of age in this. talks about how the hell can a long and opened up the possibilities for women. which i congress your mama talking about. but that's how important it was. of course, freedom is not just people pushing from the left. people pushing from the right. what you see in the 1960's is a resurgence of conservatism. a resurgence of the conservative movement. you know these two probably more famous. ronald reagan and richard nixon. they want freedom from the great society. freedom from the bureaucracies of the tax burdens. after this class remember the song i started with. the battle lines are being drawn. after one of these clashes, one of the guys looks down and he says dear ms., we will be fighting for 40 years. and he's right. the thing that makes t

finally, in 1965 in griswold v. connecticut, the supreme court affirmed women have a right the birth control as part of their right to privacy which was an unusual constitutional argument. it was the first time that argument had been made, but it was hugely important, and it opened the door and really, i think it was very much an example of women speaking up for themselves and saying we need this, and then the law found a way to catch up. >> i got here a little late, so if you covered this already, i apologize. my first question is what prompted you to write this book, and number two, in all of your research what surprised you the most, if there was something that stood out. >> i did mention earlier that i was prompted just by how incredible the story was, and i think that ties into part two of your question, what surprised me the most. what surprised me was they were able to pull this off. [laughter] they never should have been able to do it, it was ridiculous. think about it, four people with no government support

next he assumes the role of rusty griswold in "vacation." it opens in theaters a week from today. please welcome ed helms! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how's it going? and what is this? >> hey, how are you? >> jimmy: i'm well, thank you. >> good, good. >> jimmy: what have we here? >> what? oh. this? this is reggie. he's my -- he's my therapy llama. >> jimmy: oh. >> yeah. i get -- you know me. i get a little nervous doing interviews and stuff. i just like to have him here, he keeps me kind of zenned out and calm. >> jimmy: he's -- he's your comfort animal? why a llama, not a dog? typically people would have dogs. >> dogs terrify me. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. a llama actually has -- just look at that. those eyeballs are so massive. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you just stare into it. and it takes -- i don't know, it takes me to a very calm place. >> jimmy: that's very sweet. don't they spit in your face if you look at them? >> yeah, they do. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> if you look at them weird, they get very uncomfortable. but reggie, you know, he's pretty sturdy, he's a good guy. >