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Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : a life of service / Mimi Clark Gronlund ; foreword by Ramsey Clark.
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Publication details:
Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition:
1st edition
Record id:
72303
Author:
Subject:
Clark, Tom C. -- (Tom Campbell), -- 1899-1977.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Biography.
Judges -- United States -- Biography.
Contents:
Part I. The early years, 1899-1936
Chapter 1. Early influences
Chapter 2. Emerging into manhood
Chapter 3. Forging the steel
Chapter 4. Turning points
Part II. The department of justice years, 1937-1949
Chapter 5. Some disruptive years
Chapter 6. His greatest mistake
Chapter 7. Beyond the goal
Chapter 8. The president's lawyer
Chapter 9. Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train
Chapter 10. Civil rights : opening a new era
Chapter 11. Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom
Chapter 12. The 1948 presidential election
Part III. The Supreme Court years, 1949-1967
Chapter 13. A controversial appointment
Chapter 14. A period of adjustment
Chapter 15. Investigation mania
Chapter 16. A delicate balance
Chapter 17. The Brown decision and civil rights
Chapter 18. Some troublesome issues
Chapter 19. He made a difference
Chapter 20. An ending and a beginning
Part IV. Retirement, 1967-1977
Chapter 21. The great adventure
Chapter 22. The Federal Judicial Center
Chapter 23. Riding the circuits, championing reforms
Chapter 24. Some personal observations
Chapter 25. A life well lived.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780292719903
Phys. description:
xx, 320 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm