# 20090203 newDOJ

The Department of Justice has had a rough couple of years. But there's a new sheriff in town. Just a few moments ago, Eric Holder was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden, becoming the first African American Attorney General in the nation's history. In a short video message to the employees of the Department this morning, Holder promised to set things right at what he called the "crown jewel" of the Federal government. He laid out the Department's top three goals.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2009
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: The United States Government
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20090203_newDOJ.ogv)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: The United States Government
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/5873333?play=1)