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Interview with William O. Douglas: Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

William O. Douglas, Howard Langer
Interview with William O. Douglas: Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas (1898–1980) was interviewed by journalist Howard Langer in 1957. In the interview Douglas discusses how the Supreme Court functions and its role in the American judicial system. Douglas also delves into his adventures abroad, his belief that “travel emphasizes that the human race is one big brotherhood,” and how people around the world had “come to identify America with things military and with dollars—not with warmhearted friendship, understanding and sympathy, with ideas of freedom and liberty.” Liner notes include a transcription of the interview and a teaching guide.

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