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There wasn't 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 the clause of the constitution that guarantees equal protection of the law. she wanted it to apply t...

>> she was confirmed 96-63. you would argue it wasn't 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 meant there were going to be two. >> the standard robe is made for a man because it has a place fo...

>> 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 president's nominee to be associate justice of the united states supreme court. ♪ let's begin >> judge, do you swear that the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> i am a brooklynite, born and bred, a first generation american on my father's side, b...

>> 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 president's nominee to be associate justice of the united states supreme court. ♪ let's begin >> judge, do you swear that the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> i am ...

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 women's 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 god. >> so help me god. [ applause ] >> it was extremely exciting because this powerful little woma...