Rehnquist

Oct 16, 2009

Heritage Foundation

Herman Obermayer talked about his book Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States (Threshold Editions; September 15, 2009). Editor and publisher Herman Obermayer wrote a personal memoir of the life and personality of one of his longest standing friends, William Rehnquist (1924-2005), the nation's .. Read More
Herman Obermayer talked about his book Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States (Threshold Editions; September 15, 2009). Editor and publisher Herman Obermayer wrote a personal memoir of the life and personality of one of his longest standing friends, William Rehnquist (1924-2005), the nation's 16th chief justice. He offered insights into the man behind the judicial decisions, including how the political position of conservatism was seen in his daily life. Topics included his role in the impeachment trial of President Clinton and the Supreme Court decision in Gore v. Bush. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a noon event on Friday, October 16, 2009, at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Herman Obermayer was editor and publisher of two independent newspapers: The Northern Virginia Sun and the Daily Record, in Long Branch, N.J. He is author of the memoir Soldiering for Freedom.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:11 Unidentified Speaker HERMAN OBERMEYER TAKES A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF HIS FRIEND, CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST.
00:00:21 Unidentified Speaker AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE -- I'M VERY FLATTERED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT HERE ON A RAINY DAY AND...
00:20:45 Unidentified Speaker WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A MICROPHONE, IF ANYBODY HAS SOME, BUT I WANT TO ASK THE FIRST ONE....
00:21:02 Unidentified Speaker BOOKS -- HE DIDN'T SAVE BOOKS. AND HE REALLY -- I HAVE A LIBRARY WHICH I LOVE, AND I SNOOZE IN IT...
00:24:14 Unidentified Speaker -- TO ME HE.
00:24:21 Unidentified Speaker NEXT QUEVMENT QUESTION.
00:24:22 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'M A LUTHERAN WHO LIVED IN WISCONSIN FOR YEARS, AND I'D LIKE YOUR...
00:24:41 Unidentified Speaker ALL RIGHT. I'LL ANSWER IT. THERE ARE A COUPLE ANSWERS. ONE, HE WAS NOT BORN A LUTHERAN. HE WAS CONFIRMED...
00:26:37 Unidentified Speaker WHICH POET DO YOU BOTH LIKE?
00:26:40 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WELL, I WOULD SAY THIS TELLS YOU ABOUT ME, BUT I AM ONE OF -- I WAS ONE OF...
00:28:54 Unidentified Speaker WELL, AS AN ARMY VETERAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. BUT YOU DID MENTION THAT THE...
00:29:10 Unidentified Speaker I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
00:29:12 Unidentified Speaker I'M SORRY. BOTH THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND YOURSELF HAD A FEAR OF GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF YOUR EARLY MILITARY...
00:29:27 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I'M NOT SURE I'M QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT. I -- I'M SURE -- I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE IT -- I HAVEN'T...
00:30:20 Unidentified Speaker DID HE EVER SPEAK ABOUT A PERSON THAT HAD SHAPED HIS LIFE?
00:30:28 Unidentified Speaker WELL, LET ME SAY, I DEVOTE PART OF A CHAPTER TO SOMEBODY WHO PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT AND BRIEF ROLE...
00:34:01 Unidentified Speaker WE WERE A VERY DEVOTED COUPLE. SHE WAS A TERRIBLY SMART WOMAN. THEY MET WHEN HE WAS IN WASHINGTON...
00:35:39 Unidentified Speaker DOES YOUR BOOK MENTION ANY INSTANCES OF TIMES WHEN MR. REHNQUIST HAD VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS THAT...
00:35:58 Unidentified Speaker I'M NOT QUITE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
00:36:02 Unidentified Speaker AS A SUPPORTIVE FRIEND.
00:36:04 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THAT CAME UP ALL THE TIME. I MEAN, WE -- WE SAW A LOT OF EACH OTHER, AND THINGS THAT BOTHERED...
00:42:33 Unidentified Speaker I'VE GOT ONE. WE KIND SKIRTED ON IT. YOU DON'T SEEM TO GIVE ANY IMPRESSION THAT HE FELT A CERTAIN...
00:42:50 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD PUT IT A DIFFERENT WAY. I REALLY THINK -- HE LOVED IT. HE LOVED THIS JOB AND IT REALLY WASN'T...
00:44:50 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. AGAIN, THE BOOK, "REHNQUIST" IS AVAILABLE AND WE'LL...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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