The old man sat in his favorite chair in his study. He had a shock of white hair, a long white mustache that flared up at the ends, and piercing eyes that gave him a fierce expression. The year was 1931, and most men favored collars with the ends folded down, but he wore an old-fashioned type with the ends turned up and the tie visible, wrapped around his neck. He also wore an old-fashioned long coat with a vest. He had gotten dressed up to speak on the radio. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The occasion of his radio speech was his 90th birthday, which was being celebrated because he was the oldest active judge in the history of the Supreme Court. At the time, Holmes was also the most famous living judge in America, and very possibly the most famous judge in U.S. history. [download]
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