i m paul sparrow, the director of the franklin roosevelt presidential library in hyde park, new york, and we re recording this story on september 17th which is constitution day. what better way to celebrate constitution day than to talk about the supreme court with two outstanding experts on the subject. no president had a more significant impact on the supreme court than the, the dr fdr. he appointed eight9 justices during his administration. he helped change american democracy. he got to appoint no justices during his first term. the role of the supreme court has changed over the years and certainly plays a central role in our political process. but headache no mistakes make no mistakes, the court has always been political. joining he today is john at st. johns university and fellow at the robert h. jackson center. he s the biographer of justice [inaudible] and editor of jackson s acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that man: an insider s portrait of franklin d.
i m paul sparrow, the director of the franklin roosevelt presidential library in hyde park, new york, and we re recording this story on september 17th which is constitution day. what better way to celebrate constitution day than to talk about the supreme court with two outstanding experts on the subject. no president had a more significant impact on the supreme court than the, the dr fdr. he appointed eight9 justices during his administration. he helped change american democracy. he got to appoint no justices during his first term. the role of the supreme court has changed over the years and certainly plays a central role in our political process. but headache no mistakes make no mistakes, the court has always been political. joining he today is john at st. johns university and fellow at the robert h. jackson center. he s the biographer of justice [inaudible] and editor of jackson s acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that man: an insider s portrait of franklin d.
Cspan. Org history. Hello. Welcome to another edition of at home with roosevelts. Im paul sparrow, the director of the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library in hyde park, new york, and were recording this story on september 17th which is Constitution Day. What better way to celebrate Constitution Day than to talk about the Supreme Court with two outstanding experts on the subject. No president had a more Significant Impact on the Supreme Court than the, the dr fdr. He appointed eight9 justices during his administration. He helped change american democracy. He got to appoint no justices during his first term. The role of the Supreme Court has changed over the years and certainly plays a central role in our political process. But headache no mistakes make no mistakes, the court has always been political. Joining he today is john at st. Johns university and fellow at the robert h. Jackson center. Hes the biographer of justice [inaudible] and editor of jacksons acclaimed 2003 posthumous
Cspan. Org history. Hello. Welcome to another edition of at home with roosevelts. Im paul sparrow, the director of the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library in hyde park, new york, and were recording this story on september 17th which is Constitution Day. What better way to celebrate Constitution Day than to talk about the Supreme Court with two outstanding experts on the subject. No president had a more Significant Impact on the Supreme Court than the, the dr fdr. He appointed eight9 justices during his administration. He helped change american democracy. He got to appoint no justices during his first term. The role of the Supreme Court has changed over the years and certainly plays a central role in our political process. But headache no mistakes make no mistakes, the court has always been political. Joining he today is john at st. Johns university and fellow at the robert h. Jackson center. Hes the biographer of justice [inaudible] and editor of jacksons acclaimed 2003 posthumous
Democracy. He got to appoint no justices during his first term. The role of the Supreme Court has changed over the years and certainly plays a central role in our political process. But headache no mistakes make no mistakes, the court has always been political. Joining he today is john at st. Johns university and fellow at the robert h. Jackson center. Hes the biographer of justice [inaudible] and editor of jacksons acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that man an insiders portrait of franklin d. Roosevelt, the last new deal insiders memoir. Also with us, paul blumenthal, former New York Times reporter and continues to be a periodic contributor of the times. The author of five books including the believer about the harvard psychiatrist john mack who investigated u if fos ufos and alien encounters. Well talk about this in a minute. Well starlet with professor if barrett. Start with professor barrett. Give us a little bit of your background, specifically your work on Justice Robert jac