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And nia-malika 00henderson with me. shes unlikely to speak much, but we should seize on every word. remember every word because witness she puts on the black robe and goes to the court, well hear even less, right? >> so true, john. remember, they dont have cameras in the courtroom. we wont see these kind of scenes. and as a group, they dont like to be out in public that much. judge jackson, around washington, actually has been much more of a figure. she would be in -- go to shakespearean events....

To 11-year-old vivian? vivene? thats your sister. hes pointing. who was so inspired by the hearing, she wants to be a supreme court justice when she grows up. god love you. stand up, honey. am i going to embarrass you by asking you to stand up? come on. stand up. [ applause ] tens of thousands of these all through the entire united states. she met judge jackson and saw her future. youre here today and thank you for coming. i know i embarrassed you by introducing you, but thank you. people of eve...

Making a carefully considered judgment based on the judges character, qualifications and independence. and i truly admire the respect, diligence and hard work they demonstrated in the course of the process. and someone who is overseeing, they tell me more supreme court nominations than anyone who is alive today, i believe that respect for the process is important. and thats why it was so important to me to meet the constitutional requirement to seek the advice and the consent of the senate. the ...

Especially difficult with an evenly divided senate. dick, i served as chairman of that committee for a number of years before i had this job and the job of vice president. as did all the democrats. and you -- i think all the democrats in the committee did. and every democrat in the senate, all of whom voted for judge jackson. and notwithstanding the harassment and attacks in the hearings, i always believed the bipartisan vote was possible. and i hope i dont get him in trouble, i mean it sincerel...

Inspire generations of leaders. they will watch your confirmation hearings and read your decisions. in the years to come, the court will answer fundamental questions about who we are and what kind of country we live in. will we expand opportunity or restrict it? will we strengthen the foundations of our great democracy? or let them crumble? will we move forward or backward? the young leaders of our nation will learn from the experience, the judgment, the wisdom that you, judge jackson, will appl...

Court. the president, the vice president and judge jackson are due to speak at that event any moment. mj lee is right there at the white house for us. set the scene for us. >> john, this is certainly about to be a marking of an historic moment here at the white house. there are hundreds of people behind me here on the south lawn, and we expect the president, vice president kamala harris, and judge ketanji brown jackson to step out any moment. in the audience we expect to see family members of th...

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Do, in terms of what black women can do. and this is how you push america forward. this is how you push a world forward, getting away from stereotypes on what people can do and putting people in boxes. it will be fascinating how she changes how people view the courts, right? because the courts now do seem to be mired in partisanship. the rating of the supreme court is something like 40% approval. >> as the court rating has gone down, hers went up. >> exactly. exactly. >> thats a nice contrast. >...

President george washington once referred to america as a great experiment. a nation founded on the previously untested belief that the people, we the people, could form a more perfect union. and that belief has pushed our nation forward for generations. and it is that belief that we reaffirmed yesterday. through the confirmation of the first black woman to the united states supreme court. [ cheers and applause ] and judge jackson, you will

Mean, what she did. and your faith and never giving up any hope. both the wonderful son you had and your daughter. and thats translifted up millions of americans who watch you, judge jackson, especially women and women of color who have had to run the gauntlet in their own lives. so many of my cabinet members are women. women of color, women that represent every sector of the community. and it matters. and you stood up for them as well. they know it. everybody out there, every woman out there, e...