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Thurgood Marshall:
Now, in the spring of 1970, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, you know, a BAD case of pneumonia. Had to go to the Bethesda Naval Hospital. And word had got out that I was sicker than people realized. Well, a few weeks later I was feeling better. Head of the hospital come in and say "Justice Marshall, we got a request of a report on your condition but I wouldn't dream of releasing it without your permission". I said: "Who wants it?" He said: "President Nixon". I said "Alright, you go ahead and release it, providing you write in great big letters at the bottom: NOT YET, GODAMMIT!". And he did it, too!
Now, in the spring of 1970, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, you know, a BAD case of pneumonia. Had to go to the Bethesda Naval Hospital. And word had got out that I was sicker than people realized. Well, a few weeks later I was feeling better. Head of the hospital come in and say "Justice Marshall, we got a request of a report on your condition but I wouldn't dream of releasing it without your permission". I said: "Who wants it?" He said: "President Nixon". I said "Alright, you go ahead and release it, providing you write in great big letters at the bottom: NOT YET, GODAMMIT!". And he did it, too!
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Now in the spring of 1970 I came down with a
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a bad case of pneumonia you know a bad case of pneumonia
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Had to go into Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Well word had gotten out that I was much sicker than people realized
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Well a few weeks later I was feeling better
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Head of the hospital come in
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He said Justice Marshall we've gotten a request
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for a report on your condition
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but I wouldn't dream of releasing it without your permission
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I said Well who wants it He said President Nixon
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I said Well all right you go ahead You release it providing
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you write in great big letters at the bottom
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not yet God damn it
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And he did it too
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Movie Summary
Prior to his appointment to United States Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP. This one man play tells the story of his role in the civil rights movement and the people that influenced him.
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Thurgood Marshall