Flashback Law Man

November 8, 2010

“I've been in Washington now for almost 20 years, and the bitterest politics I've ever seen, in terms of getting personal and nasty, was on the Harvard Law Review.”
Bradford Berenson, Harvard Law, class of '91

VIEW: Does what Barack Obama pulled off while at Harvard Law years ago suggest what he might try again in dealing with a divided Congress?

During a particularly heated period at the law school, he was able to bring people together and build bridges to disparate factions, even while angering his supporters.

More about his Harvard Law days from FRONTLINE's interviews with some classmates and journalists. And view the full program, The Choice 2008.