E-mail a friendJune 4, 2009
Civil rights activist, lawyer and political advisor Vernon Jordan discusses the future of capitalism, how President Obama is doing and the GOP strategy to oppose Judge Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. In a Web exclusive, he also talks about Dr. John Hope Franklin and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Vernon Jordan
Vernon Jordan
Web Exclusive (6:17)
Full interview. (25:58)
Vernon Jordan is known internationally for his work in the civil rights, business, legal and political arenas. He served as National Urban League president-CEO, UNCF exec director and director of the Southern Regional Council's Voter Education Project. He's also advised U.S. presidents and was chair of President Clinton's transition team. Jordan is a Howard University law school graduate and author of Make It Plain and Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir, which chronicles his rise from the Atlanta projects to Washington power broker.
