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Ievents of the Nuremberg Trial Itself for Senator Dodd to Forthwith THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME XXVI NUMBER 1,2005 SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD: PROSECUTING THE PEACE OFTHE WORLD THE EXPERIENCES OFTHOMAS J. DODD AT NUREMBERG On Februmy 15, 2005, the Supreme CourtChamber wasand his Executive Trial Counsel—and his trusted colleague the scenefor an evening with Senator ChristopherDodd who and deeply respected friend and peer—Thomas J. Dodd. discussed the experiences ofhisfather at the Nuremberg War The "Nuremberg" idea has many beginnings. As the rule Trials. TheRobertH. Jackson Center ofJamestown, NewYork, of law, it has roots, in a general sense, in the United States co-sponsored the event, planned to coincide with the Constitution, in our Declaration of Independence, and in anniversary ofJustice Jackson s birthday. The Senator was English law and history, including the Magna Carta. As a the keynote speaker on the program, which also included specific undertaking of the WorldWarIIAllies, "Nuremberg" remarks by Society r;—— began during the Vice President E. wartime meetings BarrettPrettyman, Jr., the .a former clerk to statements of Roo- f JusticeJaclcson; Greg VpiMi|u sevelt, Churchill and Peterson, Presidentof Stalin. As a com- the Jackson Center; mitment to justice, and Professor John |M»"Nuremberg""Nuremberg" has Barrett. Professor of those origins plus Barrett discussed the |. more fundamental important historical roots human context that provided and morality. a generalbackground | Regarding those for the Senator's more i, a-*! ^ U most fundamental personal reminis- JllinjCdEK ••HSI^riiiL _%MHHh^^£iilET^ roots ofNuremberg, it cences Professor Wearing headphones for translation purposes,urposes, Justice Jackson presented seems appropriate , argument in the Courtroom at Nuremberg,J. lnthlsphotograph,ThomasJ.Dodcl, in this photograph,ThomasJ. Dodd, u„,.^ ; ^ Barrett s remarks immediately behind him (on theie left Sideside of the image). f ,, , appear below: of SenatorsDoddSenators Dodd and I am delighted to be part of this occasion that brings the Lieberman, and as we remember Senator Thomas Dodd, to Supreme Court Historical Society, the Robert H. Jackson invoke another United States Senator from Connecticut. In Center and all of you together in this very special place for May 1945, just two weeks into his assignment to prosecute this very special and timely program. Nazi war criminals. Justice Jackson attended a private dinner My role is to provide an introductory framework forhere in Washington with a group that included eight U.S. SenatorDodd's lecture on his father's work as a prosecutor at Senators. They of course discussed Jackson's new, very high Nuremberg.' I thus will discuss a few pieces ofthe "before" profile presidential appointment. One of those luminaries.luminaries, phase of the 1945-46 Nuremberg international trial of Nazi Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, argued very war criminals and touch on one aspect of the "after" phase persistently that evening that there was no law on which to that followed that project,but I will leave detailsofthecentral try Nazi war criminals—and so we should justexecute them Ievents of the Nuremberg trial itself for Senator Dodd to forthwith. A Connecticut voice, that ofthe dinner's host, was address. less legally troubled: "I am satisfied," said Senator Brien My particular focus will be the two principals among the McMahon, "to rest on the Ten Commandments." United States prosecutors at Nuremberg: Supreme Court The Nuremberg assignment—Robert Jackson's JusticeRobert H.Jackson, the United StatesChiefof Counsel, Nuremberg assignment—came from President Truman, but Continued on page 6 A Letter from the President donate the appropriate works from his personal library to form Attorneys General and Solicitors General ofthe United States. building is named. Dwight has been an enthusiastic and the nucleus of a library for the Society. For some individual Presidents, the challenge became not to faithful supporter of every aspect of the Society's work for The acquisition of the collection and the design of the find titles, but to identify and limit purchases to what are many years. With his characteristic willingness to assist in with the theme library were treated in an article in this magazine in 1999, so considered to be standard works. Conversely, there is little any important project, he donated generously to enable the of recent letters I will not go into much greater depth here about the actual® |available for some of the Attorneys and Solicitors General. purchase of the building. Not content with those gifts, he H writtenContinuingto the library space except to note that the collection has continued Notwithstanding the more circumscribed material. Professor made a sizeable donation last year to create an endowment membership, I to grow since the opening of the building. The Committee O'Hara has acquired a number ofvolumes in this area ofthe fund for the maintenanee ofthe building. would like to turn has endeavored to make it a comprehensive collection of eollection as well. Other Trustees and friends of the Soeiety also stepped now to the work of biographies of Supreme Court Justices and other individuals Other efforts by members ofthe Committee have focused up to provide funds for the project. The late Howard Goldman two additional closely involved in the work of the federal Judiciary. It is on developing a comprehensive catalog ofthe contents ofthe and his wife Dorothy Tapper Goldman, donated generously Committees of the likely that this collection of Supreme Court biographies is as library. Danny Moody spent some time on this project, but to ensure that the library space was ofthe highest quality. The Society: The Li comprehensive as any other collection in the country, in either his work is not yet complete. Last summer the Society hired transom of the door to the library commemorates their brary Committee, public or private hands. In an effort to include materials on an intern. Josh Jones, who prepared Xerox copies ofthe title generosity. An anonymous Washington foundation also and the Facilities all Justices, even those about whom little has been published, pages of all the works. He then started the work of data entry. contributed funds for the renovation project, and gifts from Committee. The the library contains not only standard book-length works, but Unfortunately, the summer was too short, and the index Trustees Ruth Insel and Agnes Williams made it possible to work performed by also several unpublished Masters Theses treating the lives of remains incomplete, but when funding and staff become purchase furnishings of a ealiber appropriate to the physical each of these lesser-known Justices. available, it is a project worthy of completion. For now, appearance of the building. Dorothy and Agnes provided Committees pro In addition to biographies of individuals, the collection scholars and members ofthe Society can contact the staff of expert guidancein locatinglightingspecialistsand in selecting vides important support for the efforts ofthe Society to fulfill includes titles written by Supreme Court Justices. This the Society to make inquiries about availability and to make ftirnishings and decorative pieces for the building. Anyone both our educational mission, and commitment to our category includes books by Joseph Story, Samuel F. Miller, arrangements to use the collection. Professor O'Hara has an visiting the building will see the results of"the Committee of members. Further, they are inextricably intertwined as one is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., William O. Douglas, William H. amazing familiarity with the contents of the library, and is Two", as they were dubbed. housed within the confines of the other. Although both of Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor, to name a few. Among happy to answer questions about various volumes in the While Opperman House provides much-needed office these committees perform essential work, the fruits of their these are Constitutionofthe UnitedStates by Samuel F. Miller, collection. space for members of the staff, it also contains a beautiful labors are less visible to members than are those of the a first edition ofThe CommonLaw by Oliver WendellHolmes, 1would like to turn nowto the FacilitiesCommittee very office for use by the President and the Chairman ofthe Board Acquisitions, Publications and Program Committees. and Centennial Crisis, by William H. Rehnquist. There is even capably chaired by Frank Gilbert, with assistance from ofthe Society. Apart from the library, the largest floor space Therefore, I want to provide you with some detail about their a history ofthe beginnings and development of the University architect James McCrery. Frank has served as a Trustee of inthe building isdevoted tothe use ofmembers ofthe Society. work and publicly recognize those who have labored to ensure of Tennessee by Justice Sanford. Autobiographical works the Society for many years and as a Committee Chair for most Members are invited to use the large room on the third floor that both the Library within the Opperman House, and the included are Douglas's autobiography ofhis early years, "Go of that time. Not only does he have a long-time connection when they are in town. The spaceis large enough to be used building itself, are ofthe highest quality possible. East, Young Man, and O'Connor's recent book The Lazy B. j with the Court and the Society, but also a personal one, as he as a classroom, andsessions of the Sti-eet Lawprograms have The Library Committee has been chaired to date most One of the more unusual autobiographies is Glimpses o/' ^'is the grandson ofJustice Louis Brandeis. In addition to his been held there for many years. In addition, special effectively andably byProfessor JamesB.O'Hara, withDanny Colonial Societyand theLifeat Princeton College 1766-1 ITh familial qualifications, he is a lawyer for the National Trust educational groups such asElderHostel andprofessional law Moody and Frank Boardman as committee members. For By One ofthe Class of1763. Copyrighted in 1903, this volume for Historic Preservation in his professional life.
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