Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the U.S.

by Herman Obermayer

"This book is a final act of posthumous loyalty. Without it, history will have an incomplete -- and I believe unbalanced -- picture of the remarkable man who was the sixteenth chief justice of the United States, a man I was proud to call my friend." * * * The impact of Chief Justice William Rehnquist -- who served as a Supreme Court justice for a third of a century and headed the federal judiciary under four presidents -- cannot be overstated. His...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439140820
• ISBN13: 9781439140826
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A powerful recommendation for any political science collection

REHNQUIST: A PERSONAL PORTRAIT OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES is a pick for any library strong in biographical sketches of political figures. It provides a personal account of the Supreme Court justice and his strong political positions on various issues, surveying his impact throughout his reign and considering his private life as well - a closely guarded secret. The author's nineteen-year friendship with Rehnquist provides many personal details not available elsewhere and makes this a powerful recommendation for any political science collection.

Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait

This personal memoir of Chief Justice Rehnquist reveals a side of the former Chief Justice that could only have been known to his family and his colleagues on the Court. Obermayer's long friendship with "The Chief," from their tennis days until Justice Rehnquist's debilitating illness, provides the platform for an examination of his personality and character that illuminates his judicial career. By the end of this book, I felt that I had not only gotten a personal view of the Chief Justice, but also a better understanding of the mindset that produced his decisions and his stewardship of the Court...