Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : a life of service / Mimi Clark Gronlund ; foreword by Ramsey Clark.
2010
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Title
Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : a life of service / Mimi Clark Gronlund ; foreword by Ramsey Clark.
Published
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Call Number
KF8745.C54 G76 2010
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780292719903 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292719906 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292719910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292719914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292719906 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292719910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292719914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xx, 320 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)317778284
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-301) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Murray Fund
Added Author
Gift

The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Murray Fund
Table of Contents
Foreword / Ramsey Clark
vii
Preface
xvii
Acknowledgments
xix
Prologue
1
pt. One
The Early Years, 1899-1936
5
ch. 1
Early Influences
7
ch. 2
Emerging into Manhood
19
ch. 3
Forging the Steel
28
ch. 4
Turning Points
37
pt. Two
The Department of Justice Years, 1937-1949
47
ch. 5
Some Disruptive Years
49
ch. 6
His Greatest Mistake
61
ch. 7
Beyond the Goal
75
ch. 8
The President's Lawyer
84
ch. 9
Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train
97
ch. 10
Civil Rights: Opening a New Era
106
ch. 11
Cold War Fever: National Security versus Individual Freedom
113
ch. 12
The 1948 Presidential Election
130
pt. Three
The Supreme Court Years, 1949-1967
135
ch. 13
A Controversial Appointment
137
ch. 14
A Period of Adjustment
147
ch. 15
Investigation Mania
160
ch. 16
A Delicate Balance
169
ch. 17
The Brown Decision and Civil Rights
180
ch. 18
Some Troublesome Issues
190
ch. 19
He Made a Difference
199
ch. 20
An Ending and a Beginning
221
pt. Four
Retirement, 1967-1977
229
ch. 21
The Great Adventure
231
ch. 22
The Federal Judicial Center
236
ch. 23
Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms
247
ch. 24
Some Personal Observations
255
ch. 25
A Life Well Lived
262
Epilogue
267
Appendix: Law Clerks of Justice Tom Clark
271
Notes
273
Bibliography
290
Index
302