Reminiscences of Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. : oral history, 1975.

Law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1966; work routines on the United States Supreme Court; manner in which cases were reviewed and chosen, opinion-writing assigned to Justices, bench memos prepared; impressions of Chief Justice Warren: his temperament, working habits, judicial philosophy, political career, strengths, weaknesses; important cases reviewed by the Warren Court relating to race relations, criminal procedure, apportionment, constitutional amendment rights.

Transcript: 386 leaves.Tape: 6 reels.

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