The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Federal government appointee Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York. In 1969, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. Holder received his B.A. degree in American history from Columbia University in 1973. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1976. Holder wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Holder, Eric H., 1951- (Interviewee)
Hamilton, Racine Tucker (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Holder, Eric H., > 1951- > Interviews.
Holder, Eric H., > 1951-
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
United States Attorney > Presidential Appointee.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 5 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Federal government appointee Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York. In 1969, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. Holder received his B.A. degree in American history from Columbia University in 1973. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1976. Holder worked for the U.S. Justice Department's public integrity section from 1976 until 1988, when he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to become an associate judge of the superior court of the District of Columbia. In 1993, Holder was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., becoming the first African American to serve in that position. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Holder as the first African American U.S. Deputy Attorney General, the number two position in the Justice Department. In 2008, President Barack Obama appointed Holder as the first African American Attorney General for the United States. .
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:05:12
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 December 17.
Source of Description:
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