Ginsburg reveals family story to new US citizens
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(14 Dec 2018) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLY Washington, DC - 14 December 2018 +++VIDEO AS INCOMING+++ 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Associate Justice "We are a nation made strong by people like you. People who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles, and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families." +++WHITE FLASH+++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Associate Justice "My own father arrived in this land at age 13 with no fortune and speaking no English. My mother was born four months after her parents, with several children in tow, came by ship to Ellis Island. My father and my grandparents reached as you do for the American Dream. As testament to our nation's promise, the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants sits in the highest court in the land. In America, land of opportunity, that prospect is within the realm of the achievable." +++WHITE FLASH+++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Associate Justice "What is the difference between a bookkeeper in New York City's garment district and a Supreme Court justice? One generation. My own life bears witness. The difference between the opportunities available to my mother, and those afforded me." STORYLINE: Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg described her immigrant roots at a naturalization ceremony for more than 30 new U.S. citizens at the National Archives Friday. "What is the difference between a bookkeeper in New York City's Garment District and a Supreme Court justice? One generation," she said. "My own life bears witness." Ginsburg told the gathering that her father arrived in the U.S. as a 13-year-old "with no fortune and speaking no English." She said her mother was born in the U.S. only a few months after her grandparents arrived at Ellis Island. "As testament to our nation's promise, the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants sits in the highest court in the land," she said. "In America, land of opportunity, that prospect is within the realm of the achievable." =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9b05ef72019edf70518d1396c8e509fc
