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Film, Video Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 2

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Title

  • Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 2

Summary

  • In this nearly two hour interview, Harry Blackmun describes his final year as a Supreme Court justice and his decision to retire. Blackmun also touches on his relationships with former presidents, Nixon and Clinton. He reflects on his past writings as a justice and reaffirms that he doesn't have any major regrets about his opinions. Blackmun also addresses the death penalty, particularly in the Callins v. Collins case, and how his thinking has evolved over his career.

Names

  • Blackmun, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1908-1999, interviewee
  • Koh, Harold Hongju, 1954- interviewer

Created / Published

  • 1994

Headings

  • -  Blackmun, Harry A.--(Harry Andrew),--1908-1999--Interviews
  • -  Judges--United States--Interviews
  • -  United States.--Supreme Court
  • -  Capital punishment--United States

Genre

  • Oral histories
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  117-minute interview recorded under the auspices of the Supreme Court Historical Society and the Federal Judicial Center, 1994 September 9, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview, session 2, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress.
  • -  A transcript for the oral history interview is available. Contact the Moving Image Research Center, Library of Congress at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/mbrsmi.contact
  • -  Gift; Harry A. Blackmun; 1998.
  • -  Harry A. Blackmun papers; available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
  • -  U.S. Supreme Court justice, judge, and lawyer.
  • -  In English.
  • -  Forms part of: The Justice Harry A. Blackmun oral history project.

Medium

  • 2 video files (digital) (117 min.) : sound, color

Source Collection

  • The Justice Harry A. Blackmun oral history project. Session 2
  • Blackmun (Harry A.) Collection (Library of Congress)

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600516

Rights Advisory

  • Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Moving Image Research Center, Library of Congress.

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open to research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4690; (202) 707-8572. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/mbrsmi.contact

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  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blackmun, Harry A. , Interviewee, and Harold Hongju Koh. Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 2. 1994. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600516/.

APA citation style:

Blackmun, H. A. & Koh, H. H. (1994) Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 2. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600516/.

MLA citation style:

Blackmun, Harry A. , Interviewee, and Harold Hongju Koh. Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 2. 1994. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2023600516/>.