Charles Evans Hughes Focus of "The Contenders"

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From C-Span: Charles Evans Hughes Focus of "The Contenders"
Washington, DC
Friday, December 23, 2011

This reair of "The Contenders" looks at the election of 1916 and explore the life, times, legacy, and relevancy today of Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican Party nominee in 1916, who served two terms on the Supreme Court, the second time as Chief Justice, two terms as Republican Governor of New York, and Secretary of State in the Harding and Coolidge administrations.

Helping us to understand Hughes, the 1916 election, his career in politics and his crucial time as Chief Justice during the New Deal years are: former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, David Pietrusza, author of “1920: The Year of Six Presidents” and Bernadette Meyler, Cornell Law School Professor.

We’ll also see and listen to Hughes, and hear from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on the legacy of Hughes as Chief Justice.

For more information on the series and our Contenders, go to www.c-span.org/thecontenders - where you’ll find videos, biographical information, election results, helpful links, and more on each of the 14 featured in the series.