Interview with David Schwartz, March 16, 1981

Interview Summary

David Schwartz clerked for Justice Reed from 1942 to 1943. He begins his interview by describing Reed's personality and his relationship with his assistants, Helen Gaylord and Gerald Ross. He also comments on Reed's relationships with his clerks and the other Justices. Schwartz then discusses Reed's views on the Interstate Commerce Commission railroad reorganization, the Council on Tobacco cooperative, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Group Health Administration. The cases that came before the court during Schwartz's clerkship included Jones v. Opelika (which involved Jehovah's Witnesses and the American flag), the American Dental Co. case, and the Texas City explosion case. Schwartz concludes by discussing Reed's political philosophy and views on the role of the Supreme Court.

Interview Keyword

"Whiskers" Bennett Boskey Charles Hughes Franklin D. Roosevelt Hugo Black John Sapienza William O. Douglas Alien Enemy Control Unit American Dental Company Chambers Chenery Chief Justice Warren Burger Colleges Columbia University Commerce Commission Conferences Court Washington, D.C. Documents Edward J. Ennis Fireworks Flag Salute Case Group Health Association Harold Levevthal Harvard Helen Gaylord Judges Justice Felix Frankfurter Justice Stanley Reed Kentucky legislature Korematsu Labor Board Law clerks Law firms Law schools Mount Vernon Mr. Gearinger New York City Newspapers Opelikal Pearl Harbor Petitions Phil Graham Railroads Rice Clinic Rice diets Texas City Explosion Case Uncle Stanley Vote Yale University

Interview LC Subject

Judges--United States Schwartz, David Schwartz, David--Interviews United States--Politics and government United States. Supreme Court Reed, Stanley Forman, 1884-1980 United States. Supreme Court--Cases

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