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Sep 13, 2024 · Elizabeth Holtzman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 11, 1941, to Russian immigrants Sidney Holtzman, a lawyer, and Filia Ravitz, who had a doctorate from Columbia University and later headed the Russia department at Hunter College. She has a twin brother.
Sep 4, 2024 · Elizabeth Holtzman, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, was outspoken in her criticism, asserting that the pardon established a double standard of justice. Public opinion at the time was largely against Ford's decision.
Sep 8, 2024 · And that was the principle reason for my granting of the pardon,” he told Representative Elizabeth Holtzman. At a 2014 panel discussion, Ford’s lawyer during that period, Benton Becker, explained an additional element that influenced Ford’s decision to issue a presidential pardon: a 1915 Supreme Court decision. In Burdick v.
6 days ago · Elizabeth Holtzman pursued a public career epitomizing some of the most important trends in postwar American and Jewish life. In her successive roles as a congresswoman, Brooklyn district attorney, comptroller of New York City, and political commentator, she emerged as an effective and activist public servant, a forceful campaigner, and a ...
1 day ago · In 1965, Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia became the first woman who directly preceded her own child in any chamber of Congress; event occurred after she stepped down from the House and her son was elected to a vacant seat. [56]
Sep 18, 2024 · Also, in 1972, 84-year-old Emmanuel Celler was upset in the Democratic primary by Elizabeth Holtzman. That set up Rodino to become the House Judiciary Committee chairman during the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s impeachment.
2 days ago · Shirley Anita Chisholm (/ ˈtʃɪzəm / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. [1] .
