# Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 10

Harry Blackmun begins this interview discussing the recent passing of former Chief Justice Warren Burger. He reminisces about their boyhood friendship and their years together on the Supreme Court. Then, thoughts on some of Blackmun's earlier cases are conveyed, covering topics such as affirmative action, free speech within the press and commercial entities, and the death penalty. Blackmun also speaks graciously about his past clerks and his thought process into hiring them.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 1995
- Runtime: 1 h 59 min
- By: Blackmun, Harry A. (harry Andrew)
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600525/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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