i. sandra day o'connor served in legislatures and had been a civil servant in the governmente from a lotfferent places and unrs how interrelated these things are. all of that is one system of governance and it on several people and she realized there had been less and less civic education being done since she was a childmi after she stepped down from the court. in 2009 she incorporated icivics and went on and became a standard bearer for the cause of civics education as a requirement to a healthy democracy and that a submission we have been on. we lost her in december last year she had been able to serve the nation for many years and we have taken up her mantle. this is the largest civics education site in the country and we have assembled a coalition of 330■) members and e make the case that we need to invest in civic education. the situation we have right now is difficult and dangerous we cannot have sufficient civic invested subject in school and we have seen results. host: she testified before congress back in 2012 about the importance of civics education as well as i■5iv. >> we have

i thought it was so unfortunate. anyway, you take care. >> ok, catherine. thanks for playing along. c-span set down with sandra day o'connork in 2009 where she discussed her history making role as the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court. >> i didn't believe for a minute i would be asked to serve. i went back to arizona after those interviews and said to my husband how interesting it was to visit washington dc and to meet the people around the president and to meet the president himself and talk to him. i said, thank goodness i don't have to go do that job. i wasn't sure i could do the job well enough to justify it. i've often said it is wonderful to be the first to do something, but i didn't want to be the last. if i didn't do a good job, it might have been the last. indeed, when i retired, i was not replaced then by woman. which gives one pause to think, what did i do wrong that led to this? but i'm sure that the future will show that we have other women serving on the court. it is hard to be the only woman in the court which i experienced for about 10 years or so. it is realistic to think in terms of a num

c-span sactown with late supreme court justice sandra day o'connor in 2009 and she talked about the first woman to serve on the high court. here is she said. >> i didn't believe for a minute that i would be asked to serve. i went back to arizona after those interviews and said to my husband, how interesting it was to visit washington, d.c. and to meet the people around the president, and indeed to meet the president himself and talk to him. but i said, thank goodness i don't have to go do that job. i didn't want it. and i wasn't sure that i could do the job well enough to justify trying. i have always said, it is wonderful to be the first to do something. but i didn't want to be the last . if i didn't do a good job, it might have been the last. and indeed when i retired, i was not replaced then by a woman, which gives one pause to think oh what did i do wrong that led to this? but i am sure that the future will show that we have other women serving on the court. it is hard to be the only woman on the court, which i experienced for about 10 years or so. and in a population which, these days, produces at least 50% of law school graduates being wo

i don't know. don't know. nope. not sure. marge simpson. lois. chun-li. >> don't know. sandra day o'connor. michelle obama. no. don't know. orge washington carver. kim kardashian. stormy daniels. lara croft. >> that's the chick that flew the first plane. i don't know her name, but -- it's not earnhardt but it's something hart. amelia earhart! why can't i think of this? i've tooken history before. >> which history classes have you tooken? >> susan parks. sarah palin. she's an astronaut. sally fields? maria shriver? gloria allred? abdul? oh, come on, that's vice president. >> what's her name? >> kalisa horiz stormy daniels. mia khalifa. riley reid. jenna jameson. happy women's history month, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i can't believe robert kennedy is considering that guy for vice president! [ laughter ] it's amazing. hey, we have a very good show for you tonight. ramy youssef is here. [ cheers and applause ] we've got music from briston maroney, and we'll be back with the one and only michael keaton! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, there, welcome back to the show. tonight, an exceptionally funny ma

host: welcome back i enjoyed alex thompson icivics. sandra day o'connorn legislatures and had been a civil servant in the governmentdge. she had experienced this issue from a lot of different places and understood how interrelated these things are. all of that is one system of governance and it on several people and she realized tre had been less and less civic education being done since she was a child after she stepped down from the court. in 2009 she incorporated icivics and went on and became a standard bearer for the of civics education as a requirement to a healthy democracy and that a submission we have been on. we lost her in december last year she had been able to serve the nation for many years and we have taken up her mantle. this is the largest civics education site in the country and we have assembled a coalition of 330 members and we make the case that we need to invest in civic education. the situation we have right now is difficult and dangerous we cannot have sufficient civic education, is the least invested subject in school and we have

host: welcome back i enjoyed by alex thompson. sandra day o'connor be a judge. she had experienced this issue from a lot of different■ú places and understood how interrelated these things are. all of that is one system of governance and it on several people and she realized theeduce was a child after she stepped down from the court. in 2009 she incorporated icivics and went on and became a standard bearer for the cause of civics education as a requirement to a healthy democracy and that ubeen on. we lost her in december last year she had been able to serve the nation for many years and we have taken up her mantle. is the largest civics education site in the country and we have assembled a coalition of 330em and we make the case that we need to invest in civic education. the situation we have right now is difficult and dangerous we cannot have sufficient civic invested subject in school and we have seen results. host: she testified before congress back in 2012 about the importance of civics education as well as iic. >> we have learned our american stu

sandra day o'connor in 2009. she talks about being the first woman to serve on the high court. here is what she says. [video clip] >> i did not believe for a minute i would be asked to serve. i went back to arizona after those interviews and is said to my husband how interesting it was to visit washington, d.c. and meet the people about the president and to meet the president himself. i said thank goodness i don't have to go do that job. i didn't want it. i wasn't sure i could do the job good enough to justify trying. i have often said it is wonderful to be the first to do something but i did not want to do b -- did not want to be the last. if i did not do a good job, it might be the last. when i retired, i was not replaced by a woman which gives one pause to think what did i do wrong that led to this. i am sure the future will show that we have other women serving on the court. it is hard to be the only woman on the court which i experienced about 10 years or so. in a population which these days produces 50% of law school graduates being women, it is realistic to think in terms of a number of women on the court, not

is she trying to be more sandra day o'connor or can you figure that out? >> i i feel like it's not going to get better in terms of how they're all good hang a log. i mean, it's just hard math, it's 6-3. and if you're on the liberal side and you want to win, you need to flip to, you need roberts plus one and i, we haven't seen that. what we've seen it happening in some cases, but none of the big political cases. and immunity, i really think could be a defining moment here. and i think jessica is right. i think we need to watch out for the possibility that they don't even decided that they send it back down to the trial court, which will completely end any chance of trying it that if they do that is the biggest gift they could give donald trump. let's, let's be clear about that than anything other than a clear victory for jack smith and the department of justice is a victory for donald trump. e even if they say there's no absolute immunity is trump is asking for clarity. >> you want clarity >> i just want to follow the news out to elie honig. >> kara. thank for y

sandra day o'connor in 2009. she talks about being the first woman to serve on the high court. here is what she says. [video clip] >> i did not believe for a minute i would be asked to serve. i went back to arizona after those interviews and is said to my husband how interesting it was to visit washington, d.c. and meet the people about the president and to meet the president himself. i said thank goodness i don't have to go do that job. i didn't want it. i wasn't sure i could do the job good enough to justify trying. i have often said it is wonderful to be the first to do something but i did not want to do b -- did not want to be the last. if i did not do a good job, it might be the last. when i retired, i was not replaced by a woman which gives one pause to think what did i do wrong that led to this. i am sure the future will show that we have other women serving on the court. it is hard to be the only woman on the court which i experienced about 10 years or so. in a population which these days produces 50% of law school graduates being women, it is realistic to think in terms of a number of women on the court, not

i would say it, and i've not done this for a long time for this hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]&tich e sandra day o'connor