- Title: V-6208
- Summary: CLARENCE THOMAS HEARING: JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS SENATE HEARINGS DURING ANITA HILL SEX SCANDAL. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NOMINEE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY ANITA HILL. SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. POLITICAL SCANDALS. POIGNANT SPEECH BY THOMAS. SAYS WE'VE GONE FAR BEYOND MCCARTHYISM, THIS IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN MCCARTHYISM. SHOWS SENATOR'S SYMPATHETIC RESPONSES TO HIS SPEECH. HOW ONE WOMAN'S ALLEGATIONS THAT ARE TEN YEARS OLD AND WERE UNFAIRLY DISCLOSED AGAINST HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE COULD DESTROY A CAREER. THOMAS RESPONDS THAT NONE OF THIS IS WORTH IT. SAYS THEY ARE RUINING THE COUNTRY, THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY & THAT OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE BEING CONTROLLED BY PEOPLE WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING. JUDGE HEFLIN ASKS THOMAS QUESTIONS. WANTS TO KNOW IF SHE IS LYING, WHAT IS HER MOTIVATION. SENATOR BOEN QUESTIONS THOMAS. MR. THURMOND SPEAKS. POST-HEARINGS SENATE RESPONSE.
- Description:22:00:15 - SENATOR BOEN QUESTIONS JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS DURING ANITA HILL SEX SCANDAL HEARINGS - 22:14:55 - JUDGE HEFLIN QUESTIONS JUDGE THOMAS ABOUT ANITA HILL AND ASKS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HER "DO YOU THINK THAT ANITA HILL IS LYING" HEFLIN ASKS QUESTIONS REGARDING HILL AND CLARENCE THOMAS DEFENDS HIMSELF AND SAYS SHE IS LYING 22:27:16 - SENATOR THURMOND SITTING NEXT TO TEDDY KENNEDY ASKS JUDGE THOMAS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANITA HILL " WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT" REGARDING WHAT HAPPENED WITH ANITA HILL 22:30:16 - MS UNITED STATES SENATE 1998 22:31:17 - POST HEARING SENATE DISCUSSIONS - DISCUSS THE SITUATIONS AMONG THEMSELVES " JUDGE THOMAS MUST BE GIVEN A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO CONFRONT THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND TO BE GIVEN THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT - SENATE MEMBERS GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ON HOW THE MATTER SHOULD BE HANDLED 22:33:04 - SENATE SESSION ENDS " WE WILL RECONVENE " SENATE MEMBERS LEAVE THEIR SEATS, CAMERA PULLS BACK - CLARENCE THOMAS LEAVES THE ROOM , CROWDS MINGLE AND LEAVE THE SENATE CHAMBER - SHOTS OF MEMBERS SENATOR MR. THURMOND AND OTHERS 22:36:36 - PRESS CONFERENCE - NEWS REPORTERS QUESTION SENATE MEMBERS NEW INFO ABOUT JUDGE THOMAS VISITING ANITA HILL'S APARTMENT IS DISCUSSED - SENATE CHAIRMAN IS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE NEW INFO 22:38:41 - "WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS AN ABUSE OF JUSTICE AND AN ABUSE OF WHAT THE US SENATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT" JUDGE THOMAS' ATTORNEY (?) SPEAKS IN BEHALF OF THOMAS AND AGAINST ANITA HILL AND THE DAMAGE SHE HAS CREATED - STARCHY DEFENDS CLARENCE THOMAS 22:42:55 - QUESTIONS ABOUT "JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT" ATTORNEY DEFENDS CLARENCE THOMAS AND WHAT HE IS BEING FORCED TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT MADE BY ANITA HILL ,
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1998
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1990s
- File Name: V-6208