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Film, Video Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 8

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Title

  • Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 8

Summary

  • Harry Blackmun and Harold Koh speak candidly about some of the more controversial cases of Blackmun's career as a Supreme Court justice, covering cases of obscenity and equal rights, including his feeling on the Equal Rights Amendment. Blackmun shares how his thinking on the death penalty evolved between the Furman v. Georgia (1972) and the Callins v. Collins (1994) cases. He also details why he believes he was assigned the Roe v. Wade case, his insights into writing the opinion, and some of the criticism and backlash he received because of it.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • 1995

Headings

  • -  Blackmun, Harry A.--(Harry Andrew),--1908-1999--Interviews
  • -  Judges--United States--Interviews
  • -  United States.--Supreme Court
  • -  Abortion--Law and legislation--United States
  • -  Corporal punishment--United States

Genre

  • Oral histories
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  116-minute interview recorded under the auspices of the Supreme Court Historical Society and the Federal Judicial Center, 1995 June 2, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview, session 8, 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) (116 min.) : sound, color

Source Collection

  • The Justice Harry A. Blackmun oral history project. Session 8
  • Blackmun (Harry A.) Collection (Library of Congress)

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600522

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  • 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 8. 1995. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600522/.

APA citation style:

Blackmun, H. A. & Koh, H. H. (1995) Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 8. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600522/.

MLA citation style:

Blackmun, Harry A. , Interviewee, and Harold Hongju Koh. Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 8. 1995. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2023600522/>.