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Table of Contents
Introduction by Ramsey Clark
Preface
Prologue
“He is a great man and was a great Justice…”
- Stanley M. Barnes, Judge of the Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1967
Part 1: The Early Years, 1899-1936
Chapters
- Early Influences
“Tis a countenance whose spell, Sheds balm over mead and dell”
- Bryan Street High School Yearbook, 1917 - Emerging into Manhood
“Big Man on Campus"
-Mrs. Legg, Pi Beta Phi Housemother
- Forging the Steel
“He is not gone, He is just away.”
- Poem, Memorial Service for Tom C. Clark, Jr. - Turning Points
“an opportunity to give the best of himself to something he believed in”
- Mary Clark Burchfield, sister of Tom Clark
Part 2. The Department of Justice Years, 1937-1949
Chapters
- Some Disruptive Years
“Nobody else could have done it.”
Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold, 1940 - His Greatest Mistake
“I have made a lot of mistakes in my life, but the one I acknowledge publicly is my part in the evacuation of the Japanese from California in 1942.”
- Tom C. Clark, 1966 - Beyond the Goal
“[Tom Clark] has achieved a splendid reputation for efficiency, legal ability, industry and devotion to the high duties of his office.”
- Senator Tom Connally, 1943 - The President’s Lawyer
“We are there to see that ‘simple justice’ is done in every case.”
- Tom C. Clark, 1945 - Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train
“Attorney General Clark has embarked on one of the most unusual crusades ever undertaken by a cabinet member…”
- Boston Globe February 7, 1946 - Civil Rights: Opening a New Era
“It is my purpose to protect human rights and civil liberties wherever they are infringed…”
- Tom C. Clark, 1946 11. - Cold War Fever: National Security vs. Individual Freedom
“you cannot lose sight of the constitutional questions which inevitably arise in attempting to curb the activities of those with whom we disagree and whose actions we deplore.”
- Tom C. Clark, 1948 - The 1948 Presidential Election
“Harry Truman will be nominated as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate… and will be elected in the November election.”
- Tom C. Clark, 1948
Part 3: The Supreme Court Years, 1949-1967
Chapters
- A Controversial Appointment
“We have had a great Attorney General for four years and we will have a great Justice from now on."
- Harry S. Truman, 1949 - A Period of Adjustment
“…The responsibilities are much greater now.”
- Tom Clark, 1950 - Investigation Mania
“…The courts must be kept free from public controversy.”
- Tom Clark, 1953 - A Delicate Balance
”The problem of balancing the State’s interest in the loyalty of those in its service with the traditional safeguards of individual rights is a continuing one.”
- Tom Clark, 1956 - The Brown Decision and Civil Rights
“We don’t have an army to enforce our opinions.”
- Tom Clark, 1954 - Some Troublesome Issues
“One fledgling prayer in the home is worth a dozen parroters in the schoolhouse.”
- Tom Clark, 1962 - He Made a Difference
“The most underrated Justice…”
- Bernard Schwartz, Super Chief - An End and a Beginning
“the first day of the new life.”
- Tom Clark, June 1967
Part 4: The Retirement Years, 1967-1977
Chapters
- The Great Adventure
“...He exemplified the finer elements that have gone into the making of America…”
- Embassy of Malasia, 1967 - The Federal Judicial Center
“The most unretired, retired justice.”
- Judge William V. Redmann, 1986 - Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms
“Someone’s got to ride herd on the lawyers.”
- Tom Clark, 1972 - Some Personal Observations
“The most unforgettable character I ever met.”
- Mary Ramsey Clark - A Life Well-Lived
“…The best man I have ever known.”
- Ramsey Clark, June 1977
Epilogue.
“His [Tom Clark’s] great distinction …is his reflection that it is wrong to live life without some deep and abiding social commitment.”
- Associate Justice William Brennan, 1977