NET Journal; The Warren Years, Pt 1

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Title:
NET Journal; The Warren Years, Pt 1
Description:
At the end of the session, Chief Justice Earl Warren will retired from the Supreme Court of the U.S. after 16 years in office. His departure marked the end of an era in which the Supreme Court revolutionized the law and the conscience of America. Through the lead of the Warren Court, the other two branches of government acted in such areas as civil rights legislation and reapportionment. As a symbol of this court, vast controversy gathered about Earl Warren himself. Many believed that it was unlikely that the Court would maintain its present impact on American life under new leadership (Warren Earl Burger, President Nixon's appointee, would soon assume the role, pending Senate approval). The format of the program is as follows: 1. A biographical look at Earl Warren, as Chief Justice, recalling his earlier service as Governor and Attorney General of California, and his role as leading contender for the Republican nomination for President. (A biography of Mr. Warren follows.) 2. The record of the Warren Court in three broad areas: a.) the school desegregation ruling and the civil rights decisions that followed; b.) reapportionment, an aspect that Warren calls his Court's greatest achievement; c.) criminal procedure rulings, which further defined the rights of suspects and the behavior of legal authorities. 3. The men of the Warren Court: Outstanding justices such as Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and William Brennan, probing both their influence on Warren and the effect of his personality upon their decisions. 4. The final portion of this program consists of a panel discussion on the role of the Warren Court in American society. Participants are Alexander Bickel of Yale Law School, Senator Sam Ervin (D-NC), and Edward Bennett Williams, celebrated defense attorney. Moderator is Paul Niven, NET's national correspondent. The program includes excerpts from Judge Warren's two commencement addresses at Lincoln University, an all-black school in Lincoln Park, Pa., and at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt. There is also an interview with Earl Warren Jr., himself a judge in Sacramento, Calif, and eight of Warren's law clerks reminisce on the Chief Justice and his 16 years of service. NET Special - "The Warren Years" is an NET production. Executive producer: Jim Karayn. Note: NET chosen to receive a 1970 Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for its June 1969 program "The Warren Years." The presentation of an inscribed silver gavel was made to NET and to 15 other winners by ABA President Bernard G. Segal during the association's annual national meeting at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on August 13. "The Warren Years," which was nominated for an Emmy, examined the impact of Chief Justice Earl Warren's 16-year tenure on the Supreme Court and was aired at the time of Warren's resignation. The program was produced by Jim Karayn, chief of NET'S Washington bureau. The Washington Star termed "The Warren Years" a "superb program," and the Washington Post said the show "provided an excellent example of the unhurried, substantial documentary that educational television often does best." The ABA presents its Gavel Awards to the communications media for "outstanding" programs and published articles which the association feels "contributed to public understanding of the American system of law and justice." Suggested Newspaper Listing: "The Warren Years": Marking the end of a judiciary epoch, this 90-minute documentary examines Earl Warren, his imprint on the Supreme Court, and his impact on American society. This piece was originally recorded in color on videotape. It aired as a NET Journal Special and does not have an NET Journal episode number. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Production company:
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Producer:
Karayn, Jim, 1933-1996
Panelist:
Ervin, Sam
Moderator:
Niven, Paul
Speaker:
Warren, Earl
Interviewee:
Douglas, William O.
Panelist:
Williams, Edward Bennett
Interviewee:
Brennan, William
Panelist:
Bickel, Alexander
Interviewee:
Black, Hugo
Interviewee:
Frankfurter, Felix
Interviewee:
Warren, Earl, Jr
Date:
June 30, 1969
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Library of Congress
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Library of Congress > NET Journal
Subjects:
Biography
History
Politics and Government
Extent:
00:58:42
Link to Item:
http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-028pc2v53c
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