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Description: Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington, excerpts "John Knox was an earnest young man, fresh from Harvard Law School in 1936, who lucked his way into a Supreme Court clerkship—only 'luck' isn't quite the right word. What he did not realize until too late was that his new boss, Justice James C. McReynolds, was notorious within the court as an obnoxious grouch and as a racist and anti-Semite to boot. Mr. Knox's memoir of his clerkship, published now for the first time, offers a rare glimpse into the private world of the Supreme Court at a remarkable time in our history. …Just a few months into his clerkship, Mr. Knox found that 'a chill was gradually descending on my spirits.' Little wonder. He went on to an undistinguished legal career. The memoir he left behind, though, is a fascinating achievement."—David A. Price,
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| Page title: | The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington, excerpts |
| Keywords: | supreme court, clerk, FDR, pack, memoir, biography, franklin, roosevelt, washington, d.c., race |
| Description: | An excerpt from The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington, edited by Dennis J. Hutchinson and David J. Garrow. Also available on website: online catalogs, secure online ordering, excerpts from new books. Sign up for email notification of new releases in your field. |
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