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There wasnt any peripheral element of it. >> no small talk. >> no small talk. none that i can recall. >> at that point in time ruth was developing her philosophy to take cases that would make good law. if the case is going to be on its way to the supreme court, we wanted to be involved, and we wanted to frankly take over the case. >> she was following in the to the steps of the great civil rights lawyer they are god marshall who was the architect of the battle for racial equality, basing it on t...

>> she was confirmed 96-63. you would argue it wasnt as partisan as it is now, but it was pretty partisan. >> promising to defend the constitution pioneering womens rights advocate ruth bader ginsburg has been sworn in as the second woman of the u.s. supreme court bench. >> i will rightfully discharge the duties of the office of which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> it was extremely exciting because this powerful little woman was going on the supreme court, and that...

>> to put women on exactly the same plane as men. >> ruth bader ginsburg quite literally changed the way the world is for american women. >> 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. >> today the senate judiciary committee welcomes judge ruth bader ginsburg, the presidents nominee to be associate justice of the united states supreme court. ♪ lets begin >> judge, do you swear that the testimony youre about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do, mr. chairman. >> th...

>> she was the queen. >> ruth knew what she was doing in laying the foundation. >> to put women on exactly the same plane as men. >> ruth bader ginsburg quite literally changed the way the world is for american women. >> 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. >> today the senate judiciary committee welcomes judge ruth bader ginsburg, the presidents nominee to be associate justice of the united states supreme court. ♪ lets begin >> judge, do you swear that the testimony youre about to give will be the whol...

Opinion, to be on the supreme court. >> she was confirmed 96-3. now, you would argue it is not as partisan at the time as it is now, but it was pretty partisan. >> promising to defend the constitution, pioneering womens rights advocate ruth bader ginsburg has been sworn in as the second woman on the u.s. supreme court bench. >> i will well and faithfully discharge -- >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> so help me ...

If the case is going to be on its way to the supreme court, we wanted to be involved, and we wanted to frankly take over the case. >> she was following in the to the steps of the great civil rights lawyer they are god marshall who was the architect of the battle for racial equality, basing it on the clause of the constitution that guarantees equal protection of the law. she wanted it to apply to equal protection for women. ♪

>> ours is a family wildly tr p trumpeted, hence we must take precautions against fraudulent contenders. [ cheers and applause ] >> i think everyone expected you to retire soon. youre 83. >> yeah, youre damn right i was going to retire, but not now, now i have to stay alive and health. give me my thing. excuse me, i have to take my vitamin. >> yeah, oh, my god. thats -- thats a package. >> justice ginsburg, let me does you a tough questions. there were liberals who publicly urged you to retire, ...

>> but thats not necessary. >> ours is a family worth trumpeted and we must take precautions against fraudulent pretenders. [ cheers and applause ] . >> but justice ginsberg, i think everyone expected you to retire soon. youre 83. >> youre damned right i was going to retire. not now. not now, have to stay alive and healthy, damn it. give me my thing. excuse me, i have to take my vitamins. >> my god. >> justice ginsberg, let me ask you a tough question. there were lib programs who publicly urge y...

>> they did not. what i love about this list, it talks about the complexity of leadership and through the 19th and 20th and 21st century. in some ways the list does a great job of capturing where influence comes from. some from writers, like james baldwin. others from people like their god marshall who shaped the african-american experience. for my mind, this was a really fine list. >> i thought about it looking at it, melissa, how many people will be on that liftie 50 years from now, who were i...