and the first supreme court justice was john paul stevens junior senators and tragically he for on —-rick leahy and this is the historical. and mia there to lead this this will affect our country inner image and will do so much for young people and older people, white and black. and the reaction in my family, think god. at last. at last. at last. >> . >> i will say we're all excited by a the candidate you have heard about we all had enormous confidence in president biden's judgment. we are very aware of the historic nature of this appointment and very proud of that. we look forward to a prompt and respectful confirmation process and to the extent that process seeks to be disrupted by the same dark many outside organization to be involved in packing the court to date we are prepared to push back very hard against pressure. >> very good. we talked first actually about the number of judges the president has gotten confirmed in under the leadership for a nominee and that is an important piece of this as well. that in the end the president will make a decision based on someone he believes

was the the pope john paul said was an old man a sick man. during the last years of his pontificate and i think you know. while my theology might differ a bit from benedict. i have great admiration for the courage. that it took for him to in effect buck half a millennium of church history and say in effect that i don't think i am up to this job. me physically up to his job. and turn it over to someone else drop back from this though. and what what has drawn you to even? is a non-catholic being even interested in the church and how far back do you go? well the cure the character just interests me. i mean, i think the medieval church. i mean the you know a saving grace of the middle ages. the only claims to organize civilization. really or because of the church. and after all famously, you know, it was monks. and the european abby's preserved civilization by jotting it down. you know we all i mean civilization the white almost went out. during hundreds of years and the effect that it didn't at all it was it was largely due to the church. now on

was the the pope john paul said was an old man a sick man. during the last years of his pontificate and i think you know. while my theology might differ a bit from benedict. i have great admiration for the courage. that it took for him to in effect buck half a millennium of church history and say in effect that i don't think i am up to this job. me physically up to his job. and turn it over to someone else drop back from this though. and what what has drawn you to even? is a non-catholic being even interested in the church and how far back do you go? well the cure the character just interests me. i mean, i think the medieval church. i mean the you know a saving grace of the middle ages. the only claims to organize civilization. really or because of the church. and after all famously, you know, it was monks. and the european abby's preserved civilization by jotting it down. you know we all i mean civilization the white almost went out. during hundreds of years and the effect that it didn't at all it was it was largely due to the church. now on

. >> this will be my 21st supreme court nomination and the first one i voted on was john paul stevens. both joe biden and patrick lahey voted for him. through all of those confirmations, this is the historic one. i'm glad chairman durbin is there to lead this. this will affect our country, our image abroad and it will do so much for young people, older people, white and black and i know the reaction has been, my family said thank god, at last. >> i would say that we were all excited by the candidates we have heard about. we all have enormous confidence in president biden's judgment. we are very aware of the historic nature of this appointment and proud of that. we look forward to a prompt and respectful confirmation process and to the extent that process seeks to be disrupted by the same dark money outside organizations that have been involved in packing the court to date, we will be prepared to push back very hard against that pressure. >> we talked first about the number of judges that the president has gotten confirmed and under senator durbin's leadership, this committee, against

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then we take it to the relationship he went on to forge with leaders, including john paul the second, to wage what ended up being a winning act in the cold world. they would not have known that going in. he said he had faith in god and -- policy. she talked about the dp with various insiders. he got that from one of them. if you think about somebody like woodrow wilson going all the way back to world war i, he was really convinced. not only in politics but in his presbyterian faith that it was destined we should have a league of nations. in his statements, both private and public, trey set out. there are many other examples like that. >> interesting, interesting. serena, you actually served in that executive capacity. you have been student body president. i never came close. the closest i ever came, i was inducted to the uniform -- a universal trustee for consecutive years. in this capacity, you had to do and be responsible for a lot. a $20 million budget for the collegiate experience. you had many experiences hands on. exactly what executive decision-making was like. you work your ow

i knew pope benedict and john paul.al animus been communism and socialism in their bones.. but all of that is irrelevant. the pope is here to protect faith and morals. that's what he should be speaking on, and that's what we should be rinsing to. politics, immigration, fashion, the marketplace, all of that is a prudential judgment. you can listen to it and take it with a grain of salt just like your opinion or mine. dan: thanks for your time. i appreciate it. it has got me concerned because the church means a lot to me. >> stick to the dogma, you can't go wrong. the opinions, put that aside. >> time for our lightning rounds. story number one. the hypocrisy on the left is getting ridiculous. see this photo with eric gar krety and -- garcetti and magic johnson. here is garcetti's excuse. >> i wore my mask the entire game.pl when people asked for a photograph, i put it here and hold my breath. there is zero chance of getting infected from that. dan: maybe garcetti would feel better if he wore pantihose with his h mask. sci

he went on to forge with various leaders including pope john paul ii, to wage what ended up being a winning act in the cold war. reagan couldn't have known that going in but had faith in god and good policy but it was dramatic. he talked about the design plans and various advisors, he got that from one of them but he liked it so much he used it. he definitely comes to mind. if you think about woodrow wilson going back farther to world war i. he was convinced not only because of politics but out of his presbyterian faith it was destined we should have a league of nations. you can go through his statements public and private and trace that out. there are many examples. >> interesting. sabrina. you served in an executive capacity. you have been a student body president. i never came close, the closest i came was president of junior class in high school. that exhausts my executive attractiveness. i was not a great vote-getter. but you have been. you have actually served as a university trustee for two consecutive years. in this capacity, you had to do and be responsible for lots of things. a $2

he was the leader in an age of great leaders margaret thatcher the pope john paul the second who was also such a great political presence apart from his spiritual importance, but i find my self thinking of son of ronald reagan's personal qualities too, and i'm going to speak of just a few of them. but before i do i want to quickly mention another great gent. most of you know or know of john hi bush the head of the reagan foundation nancy reagan personally shows him for that job. and nancy reagan was a good judge of men. i have worked with john as a board member as he said i think for about 12 or 13 years. he has been my friend my colleague my partner in crime his talents and gifts are so broad that for fun at night. he writes best-selling novels. he is a man of vision and guts and in his time here. he has achieved the spectacular. the endowment that lets this foundation exist and thrive john the reagan ge scholarships john the educating new generations of scholars, john the making us the most respected presidential library in america, the one that reinvented what a presidential libra

olatunde worked on the dc circuit court of appeals and justice john paul stevens on the supreme court. we are joined by ajay kundaria, former chief counsel to senator amy klobuchar on the senate judiciary committee. prior to his work on the senate he served in a department of the treasury, the promise of commerce and private practice. we are also joined by farah peterson, professor of law at the university of chicago law school and former clerk for justice stephen breyer. farah peterson is a legal historian focusing on statutory interpretation. in addition to her supreme court clerkship, she clerked for the second circuit court of appeals. thank you to all of you for being with us today. you are the one who has the opportunity to work up close and personal with justice breyer. tell us from your vantage point about his approach to judging and the mark he made on supreme court jurisprudence. >> one thing that stands out about justice breyer, he spent so many years on the court, 10 or 11 years as junior most justice, he had to do his convincing before the justices sat down. maybe he woul

that he had already started but then really went on to forge with various leaders including pope john paul ii to wage the, what ended up being a winning act in the cold war, and, of course, reagan couldn't have known that going in. but he said he had faith in god, and he then had good policy. but it was very much dramatic. he talked about it, he talked about h the divine -- he would talk about the -- [inaudible] with various advisers, and he got one of them from -- that from one of them originally, but he used it. [laughter] so he definitely comes to mind. and then if you think about somebody like a woodrow wilson going back farther, to world war i, he was really convinced out of his presbyterian faith that it was december stinted that -- destined that we should have a league of nations. and you can go through his statements both private and public and trace that out. there are many, many examples like that. >> interesting. interesting. sabrina, you actually served in any executive capacity. you've been a student body president at florida international university. i'm afraid i never came c

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thomas, the author of numerous books including the very best man, robert kennedy, sea of thunder, and john paul jones. now let's hear from nathaniel philbrick and evan thomas. thank you for joining us today. >> at national archives, we are delighted to be here, lots to talk about. we are veterans of the national archives and a lot of you are history buffs, so glad to have you. this is a departure for you. you've written all these books but haven't gotten your car with your wife. tell us about your thought processes, how you got into that, how you went down this road and the cherry it. >> that is where it began. so great to hang out with you for this hour, to see you in the midst of the aftermath of covid. it all began for me during a research trip for my last book about the american revolution, in the hurricane's i, about the year of yorktown. there was a research trip to providence, rhode island, and made my way to the john brown house. this isn't john brown the abolitionist. this is john brown the opposite, slave trade around cofounder of brown university. in the back of his magisterial home

her work for judge david on the dc circuit court of appeals and for justice john paul stevens on the supreme court. we are also joined by rj anaya, the former chief counsel to senator amy klobuchar and rj served in the department of the treasury, department of commerce and also in private practice . we are also joined by professor peterson at the university of chicago law school and former clerk for justice stephen breyer . barack is a legal historian who focuses on statutory interpretation and in addition to her supreme court ship she clerked for judge be joe calabrese on the second court of appeals. thank you to all of you for being here with us today. far off, we will start with you since you're the one who had the opportunity to work up close with justice breyer . tell us about his approach to judging and the marquees made on supreme court justice would . >> one thing that really stands out about justice breyer's approach and perhaps this is because he spent so many years as a junior justice on thecourt i think 10 or 11 years . as junior most justice, he had to do his convincing

paul. reporter: my question was already asked, thanks, john. john: thank you, paul. jared from monitor. john: hi, mr. kirby, thank you. i wondered if you'd give us more background on bringing qatar in as a non-nato ally. how long have these discussions been going on in wondering some context on that. john: i'd point you to the alliance on that. that's not a u.s. call to make. that's a better question put to the alliance. again, all the secretary was indicating is that we support that process moving forward. jason bellini. ok, nothing heard. paul. reporter: hi, john. afghanistan is still a non-- a major non-nato ally. d.o.d. are you working with the alliance to rescind that designation? john: i have not heard anything to that effect. but i'll take the question. it's a fair question, we ought to look at it. but i'm not aware of such discussions. ok, let's see. heather from usni. reporter: thank you. in terms of the carrier strike group under nato command right now, this is the first time since the cold war, given that the pentagon didn't take these steps when russia annex -- annexed crimea

i have been there for every single nominee since john paul stevens, since gerald ford's time.e finding someone more qualified than she is, who will have a hearing. the senate judiciary committee has been working this weekend on that, we'll have a hearing. but, i would hope, before easter, she is being sworn in as a supreme court justice. sworn i>> does it matter to yoi mean, she might get some republican votes, even ruth bader ginsburg got 97 votes in the united states senate, they were clearly a lot of republicans who did not like her politics. does it matter to you, if ketanji brown jackson gets 51 votes or 96 votes? >> i wish she would get a lot of votes. because the credibility of the supreme court, it is being diminished. it is being looked at more and more through partisan eyes, i think, the three nominees by trump, in the way the republican leader was willing to violate the senate rules and traditions, and rush them through, most republicans, democrats, thinking the supreme court has become a lot more political, partisan independent. for the sake of the country, we have

leondra kruger served as a law clerk for john paul stevens, a justice appointed by gerald ford.ington d. c. law firm, leondra kruger join the u.s. solicitor general's office where she served until 2013 and was the first black woman to serve as the acting deputy solicitor general. she has argued 12 cases before the u.s. supreme court, more than any other black women in history. that is two more than constance baker motley, who became the first black woman to argue a case before the united states supreme court. she was part of the legal team that thurgood marshall assembled that won the historic case brown versus board of education. in 2019, judge leondra kruger participated in a discussion about supreme court clerkships. here is some of what she had to say. >> part of what's ultimately led me to apply for the clerkship and part of what i think ultimately helped was the set of relationships i had built up after law school, when i started working and had actual day to day working relationships with practicing lawyers, who both provided the kind of kick in the pants that jamie was d

jeff: her first job at the supreme court was as a clerk for john paul stevens, the long serving liberalrecalled the advice he gave his former clerks on his 99th birthday. >> always work hard and do your best. jeff: years later, she entered the courtroom again, this time as an advocate, representing the u.s. government in the solicitor general's office, for republican and democratic presidents. >> mr. chief justice, may please the court. . she argued 12 cases jeff: before jeff: the justices, more than any other black woman in history. >> she is so smart, so careful, so meticulous, so poised. jeff: he named her his deputy and served as acting u.s. solicitor general in the obama administration. he sat in the chambers during 10 of her cases. >> i was blown away by her ability to take withering criticism, pause, smile, and answer. she clearly had the respect of every justice on the supreme court. jeff: that poise under pressure was seen in one of the most high profile cases she argued for the government. at issue, religion and employment discrimination. the position she argued has become a r

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that court, she used to work for the justice department and also clerk for supreme court justice john paul district judge of the district court judge of south carolina since 20 twin. normally no gun -- , when obama appointed her to the district court she received bipartisan support, notably from republican senator lindsey graham who called her highly qualified and would bring some welcome diversity to the court. she's seen as the most moderate candidate on the short list. the president plans to spend as we can at camp david, reviewing materials related to a supreme court candidates. including their writings and personal and professional backgrounds. before beginning to interview candidates, as early as next week. joining me now is 50 my got graham, she is the president and ceo of the women's law center. a former classmate of the aforementioned we andra kruger, who is maybe one of the candidates being considered. great to see you, thank you for being us this morning. >> they do. >> what is your sense, before we talk about the people you know in this, that you know of all of them. what is yo

and before him, byron white told the president in march he would be stepping down and john paul stevens did in the spring. now that we are into the term, do you think that kind of practice has been helpful to a president to know ahead of time? >> i've looked through the various practices, and the only reason i don't want to answer the question is simply because i don't want another headline. because this is really about the book, and i would like to stick to that. >> do you think the court has added to the polarization that you are trying to step away from, with some of its rulings? >> of course, that's rather -- i mean, that's a very interesting question. because if you go back into history, you see many, many, many decisions that i personally, and a lot of the country, really disagreed with. and that's always been true in my opinion, like other people's opinions. i could easily find cases where i think they are very, very wrong. and the story i like, because it really made an emotional impression upon me is when the chief justice ofghana, i've said this many times, she was in my offic

the author of numerous books including "the very best man: robert kennedy," "sea of thunder" and "john paul jones." now let's hear from nathaniel philbrick and evan thomas. thank you for joining us today. >> hello to the national archives. both nat and i are delighted to be here. lots to talk about. both of us are veterans of speaking to the national archives and know a lot of you are history buffs. so, glad to have you. nat, this is a bit of a departure for you. you've written all these great books. but haven't gotten in your car with your wife and written about that before. tell us about your thought process, how you got into that, how you went down this road, metaphorically and literally, and maybe you could start with the chariot. >> yeah, well, really, and that's where it began. evan, so great to hang out with you for this hour, to see you in this -- well, in the midst of the aftermath of covid. but yeah, it all began for me really during a research trip for my last book about the american revolution, "in the hurricane's eye," but the year at yorktown. i had a late inning research trip

so, for example, they say, because of pope john paul's -- the pope's position on vaccines, some romancs aren't getting the vaccine exemption. for all these reasons they want the supreme court to act. they want the court to act quickly. they say many of these teachers and public school employees are already getting messages now, letters telling them that if they don't get the vaccine or agree to just stay voluntarily on leave without pay, they'll be fired by february 14th. >> pete williams, keeping on top of that story for us. thank you. >>> we want to turn to what is happening now in minnesota with students today protesting, walking out of school, many of them in honor of amir locke the 22-year-old black man shot and killed last week while police were carrying out a no knock police warrant. you are seeing some of the images of the students activists here. we should note police have confirmed amir locke's name was not on that warrant. they say locke had a gun in his hand when they went in to execute the warrant but locke's family says the police went in while he was sleeping at his cou

indiana's voter id law and the opinion was written by the courts of most liberal member at the time, john paul stevens who recounted a long history of voter fraud, voter irregularity and sloppiness in america. the very integrity of our elections was at stake. if people, he cited several poles which shows rising cynicism about inaccuracy and our vote count he said to the extent public cynicism grows about the reliability of our elections are going to see voter turnout go down. you are going to see it less public confidence in our elections and ultimately less legitimacy and our and government officials who service. unfortunately starting about ten or 12 years ago, that bipartisan makeup of debate over election started to break down dramatically we've written a book about this the issue became fairly politicized. as soon as a barack obama took office, one of his top justice officials held a meeting and announced a provision of health america vote act work specifieds in exchange for the federal government upgrading election systems for states, sendingon tm monies they would have to submit to a co

he says sitting there, you know you you have to it's like it's like the polls after john paul two came and they come out they came out in the 1980s and they saw each other and so was more of us than there's of them and and we're gonna lose our fear. let's lose our fear, you know you want to i mean i would tell you to generally. you know not use buzzwords that have political resonance. so if you come at people say i think critical racer is terrible. you know, then they hear critical race theory. they think team blue supposed to like that team red hates that okay, that's as deep as it goes you get that kind of back against the wall political identity gets invoked and all of a sudden, you know, you're not having a conversation anymore if you actually bring up facts about things that are actually happening i found to be honest with you the most powerful sentence that i know of forgetting people to to see something is that don't know about all this. just express skepticism in the face of it. you don't have to come out guns blazing and say oh it's race marks doesn't you know, maybe you can a

voter id law and the opinion was written by the who the court's most liberal member at the time john paul stevens who recounted a long history of voter fraud and voter regularities and voter sloppiness in america and said the very integrity of our elections was at stake if people any cited several polls which showed rising cynicism about the accuracy and completeness of our vote counts. he said to the extent that public cynicism grows about the reliability of our elections. you're going to see voter turnout go down. you're going to see less public confidence in our elections and ultimately less legitimacy in our government and the government officials who serve us you can watch the full program at booktv.org just search the author's names or the title of their book our broken elections. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including comcast. you think this is just a community

indiana's voter id law and the opinion was written by the court's most liberal member at the time john paul stevens who recounted a long history of voter fraud and voter regularities and voters sloppiness in america and said the very integrity of our elections was at stake if people and he cited several polls which showed rising cynicism about the accuracy and completeness of our vote counts. he said to the extent that public cynicism was about the reliability of our elections. you're going to see voter turnout go down. you're going to see less public confidence in our elections and ultimately less legitimacy in our government and the government officials who serve us unfortunately starting about 10 or 12 years ago that bipartisan makeup of the debate over elections started to break down dramatically under barack obama's justice department and hans and i have written a book about this the issue became thoroughly politicized as soon as barack obama took office one of his top justice officials held a meeting. and announced that a provision of help america vote act which specified that an exch