Table of Contents

• Foreword by Ramsey Clark
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Part One. The Early Years, 1899-1936
  • Chapter 1. Early Influences
  • Chapter 2. Emerging into Manhood
  • Chapter 3. Forging the Steel
  • Chapter 4. Turning Points
• Part Two. The Department of Justice Years, 1937-1949
  • Chapter 5. Some Disruptive Years
  • Chapter 6. His Greatest Mistake
  • Chapter 7. Beyond the Goal
  • Chapter 8. The President's Lawyer
  • Chapter 9. Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train
  • Chapter 10. Civil Rights: Opening a New Era
  • Chapter 11. Cold War Fever: National Security versus Individual Freedom
  • Chapter 12. The 1948 Presidential Election
• Part Three. The Supreme Court Years, 1949-1967
  • Chapter 13. A Controversial Appointment
  • Chapter 14. A Period of Adjustment
  • Chapter 15. Investigation Mania
  • Chapter 16. A Delicate Balance
  • Chapter 17. The Brown Decision and Civil Rights
  • Chapter 18. Some Troublesome Issues
  • Chapter 19. He Made a Difference
  • Chapter 20. An Ending and a Beginning
• Part Four. Retirement, 1967-1977
  • Chapter 21. The Great Adventure
  • Chapter 22. The Federal Judicial Center
  • Chapter 23. Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms
  • Chapter 24. Some Personal Observations
  • Chapter 25. A Life Well Lived
• Epilogue
• Appendix: Law Clerks of Justice Clark
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

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This biography provides important insights into the workings of the Supreme Court and the justices who served on it during arguably the most dynamic and controversial period in court history

About the Author

Mimi Clark Gronlund, the daughter of Tom C. Clark, was a reference librarian at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College for twenty-two years. Her research into her father's career spanned more than thirty years, and her master's thesis, "Tom Clark, the Early Years," earned her an M.A. in English from George Mason University. She has lived in McLean, Virginia, since 1976.