The memoirs of Chief Justice Earl Warren / by Earl Warren.

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Publication details:
Garden City, NY. : Doubleday, 1977.
Record id:
63827
Subject:
Warren, Earl, -- 1891-1974.
Judges -- United States -- Biography.
Contents:
I. A case of emotional impact
II. Early lessons: boyhood days
III. Later lessons: the university, the army, the law
IV. A great responsibility: years as a deputy D.A.
V. Broadening my base: years as a District Attorney
VI. Against organized crime: years as an Attorney General
VII. Problems to overcome: years as a Governor
VIII. Serious consideration: national politics, international travel --IX. The Supreme Court years
X. Formidable dissenters: the court and its castigators
XI. The President's commission: investigating the Kennedy assassination.
Summary:
Earl Warren, recorded in American history as one of the most controversial Chief Justices in Supreme Court history, was often the target of bitter public attacks. Earl Warren records his true feelings and responses, in a frank, personal memoir covering the whole course of his distinguished life and career.
Note:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0385128355
Phys. description:
xii, 394 p. : ports. ; 24 cm