NBC Nightly News - 1993-06-14
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[0:00] just 3.9.
[0:01] >> And on America Closeup tonight, getting
[0:02] kids ready for a tough future in the job
[0:04] market.
[0:06] >> This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Bro.
[0:11] >> Good evening. After a good deal of
[0:13] agonizing, consulting, and interviewing
[0:15] that led to more questions about his
[0:16] decisiveness, President Clinton today
[0:18] announced his choice for the US Supreme
[0:20] Court. A 60-year-old federal judge, a
[0:22] strong advocate of women's rights, who's
[0:24] become more moderate in her views over
[0:26] the years. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And as
[0:29] NBC's Andrea Mitchell tells us tonight,
[0:31] this is a popular choice. But the
[0:33] president did have a testy moment today.
[0:36] >> Bill Clinton's first Supreme Court
[0:37] nominee is a judicial moderate and a
[0:39] pioneer for women's rights. The
[0:41] president wanted someone who could forge
[0:43] agreements among the sometimes angry
[0:44] factions on the high court.
[0:46] >> Ruth Bader Ginsburg cannot be called a
[0:48] liberal or a conservative. She has
[0:50] proved herself too thoughtful for such
[0:52] labels.
[0:53] >> She has friends in many camps. Justice
[0:55] Scalia, the most conservative of the
[0:57] justices, has said if he had to be on a
[0:58] desert island with a lawyer, he wishes
[1:00] it were with Ruth Ginsburg. She also
[1:03] brings a human touch, experiences in the
[1:05] real world. I am indebted to so many for
[1:09] this extraordinary chance and challenge
[1:13] and by a daughter and son with the taste
[1:17] to appreciate that daddy cooks so much
[1:22] better than mommy.
[1:24] and so phased me out of the kitchen at a
[1:27] relatively early age.
[1:29] >> Appointed to the appeals court by Jimmy
[1:31] Carter, Ginsburg couldn't even g