Proud and excited, Ramsey Clark, 39, got on the phone to his father. President Johnson had just appointed him Attorney General of the U.S., and he wanted to pass on the news. "I'm working on something," his father replied, to Ramsey's disappointment. "Can I call you back in a few minutes?" What Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, 67, was working on was every bit as big a story as his son's new job: his decision to resign from the seat he has occupied for 17 years.
The elder Clark stepped down to...
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