by Jim Newton
Interviews with the Author
Steven D. Clymer, interviews throughout 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Warren Christopher, Los Angeles, April 2003 and June 2005.
Raymond Fisher, Pasadena, California, April 2003.
Douglas Kranwinkle, Los Angeles, Century City, April 2003 and Jan. 21, 2005.
William J. Brennan III, Princeton, New Jersey, July 2003.
Jeffrey Warren, St. Helena, California, Aug. 26, 2003, and Feb. 29, 2004.
Jesse Choper, Berkeley, California, Sept. 9 and Oct. 20, 2003.
Erwin Chemerinsky, Pasadena, California, Sept. 12, 2003; follow-up interviews 2004-2006.
Jim Riley, Oct. 15, 2003 (by telephone).
Ira Michael Heyman, Oct. 21, 2003.
Al Donnici, Nov. 15, 2003.
James Lee Warren, San Francisco, Nov. 24, 2003.
Earl Warren, Jr., Sacramento, Nov. 25, 2003, and Jan. 25, 2004 (by telephone); Feb. 19, 2004.
Robert Warren, Sacramento, Dec. 11, 2003, and March 12, 2004.
Nina “Honey Bear” Brien, Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 28 and May 6, 2004.
Richard Mosk, Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 28, 2004, and April 20, 2005.
Otis Chandler, Oxnard, California, Feb. 5, 2004.
Warren Olney IV, Santa Monica, California, Feb. 10, 2004.
G. Edward White, March 9, 2004 (by telephone).
Herb Klein, March 23, 2004 (by telephone).
Virginia Daly, Century City, California, May 31, 2004.
Jim Gaither, June 2, 2004 (by telephone).
Edward Kamin, Dec. 8, 2004 (by e-mail).
President Gerald Ford, Dec. 8, 2004 (by telephone).
Earl E. Pollock, Jan. 10, 2005 (by telephone).
Peter Taft, Los Angeles, Jan. 11, 2005.
Kenneth Ziffren, Century City, California, Jan. 12, 2005.
Jim Adler, Century City, California, Jan. 14, 2005.
Lucas “Scot” Powe, Jan. 19, 2005 (by telephone); Austin, June 6, 2005.
Peter Ehrenhaft, Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2005.
Dennis Flannery, Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2005.
Francis X. Beytagh, April 8, 2005 (by telephone).
Bill Beebe, Santa Monica, California, April 20, 2005.
Sam Stern, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2005.
Bernard C. Parks, Los Angeles, June 22, 2005.
Gabrielle Morris, Berkeley, California, July 6, 2005.
Michael Smith, Berkeley, California, July 8, 2005.
Scott Bice, Pasadena, California, July 11, 2005.
Eve Dillingham, Oct. 22, 2005 (by telephone).
William Allen, Nov. 14, 2005 (by telephone).
Robert M. O’Neil, Dec. 2, 2005 (by telephone).
Richard Posner, Dec. 2, 2005 (by telephone).
Bruce Carver Boynton, Dec. 27, 2005 (by telephone).
George Perham, Jan. 24, 2006 (by telephone).
Larry Simon, June 12, 2006.
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