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Dr. Clark has just handed me two letters. They're in single frame. One of them a typed letter from Chief Justice Warren, Retired, in which it says, “Dear Dr. Clark, It was good of you to speak at the ceremony at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.” Incidentally, the date on this letter is June 30th, 1969. And he expressed regret he had not had time to talk with Dr. Clark, because of the rush of-- some youngsters rushed up the stairs seeking autographs. And “I was not able to see any of you before the crowd dispersed.”

The other letter is a handwritten letter from the Chambers of the Chief Justice. This is one day later.

July first, 1969. And the Chief Justice then as now was Warren S. Burger. Somewhat the same message. He says, “I am sorry the press of people prevented my telling you how fitting I thought your tribute to the Chief. We read much talk of eras ending, but our country goes on and sound developments have their own way of survival and growth.” And you were just saying, Dr. Clark, you felt encouraged by the tone of the Chief Justice's words there?

Burger. Yes, I did. And as I read some of these decisions that are coming from the federal courts, and as I try to understand the problem of the Justice Department countering the solid developments-- or what Chief Justice Burger called the sound developments having their own way of survival and growth,