Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the U.S.

REHNQUIST: A PERSONAL PORTRAIT OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES is a pick for any library strong in biographical sketches of political figures. It provides a personal account of the Supreme Court justice and his strong political positions on various issues, surveying his impact throughout his reign and considering his private life as well - a closely guarded secret. The author's nineteen-year friendship with Rehnquist provides many personal details not available elsewhere and makes this a powerful recommendation for any political science collection.

This personal memoir of Chief Justice Rehnquist reveals a side of the former Chief Justice that could only have been known to his family and his colleagues on the Court. Obermayer's long friendship with "The Chief," from their tennis days until Justice Rehnquist's debilitating illness, provides the platform for an examination of his personality and character that illuminates his judicial career. By the end of this book, I felt that I had not only gotten a personal view of the Chief Justice, but also a better understanding of the mindset that produced his decisions and his stewardship of the Court...