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...That put everyone a bit on the defensive." Nesson recalls "People who've risen to the top aren't used to being questioned. Typically, though they do wonderfully, they didn't get to the top for nothing...
Indeed as Barbara Walters remembers, Nesson himself at one point seemed at a loss for words during the broadcast. "We had just had an exchange, and then he stood there as if he were stumped," she says, adding "So I said, 'thinking of your next question?' And he laughed, I laughed and the audience laughed." Walters continues, "Then he walked over and gave me a kiss. After the show, people asked me whether I resented that, or if I thought it was macho or if I thought he would have done that to a man. Well, I hope he wouldn...
...Nesson decided that he was more interested in working towards a new Evidence casebook than towards good television. For his part, Miller plans to continue his television work, which always has been more extensive than Nesson's. "Miller's Court" is syndicated by Metromedia, which, Miller says, recognized that the show is "commercially viable...
Several law students express admiration for both professors' work on television. First-year law student Michael Waldman watched Nesson on "That Delicate Balance." "He gathered a very distinguished panel, with people like Potter Stewart," Waldman recalls. "By doing that, Nesson's fulfilling an obligation not only to Harvard students but also to the general public...
...Nesson didn't let anyone get away with fluff," adds second-year student Stuart Rabner. "He did a very good job of explaining the law to laymen." Rabner also enjoys "Miller's Court," though he adds, "I saw it with some of Miller's students, and they were amazed at how easily he handled several people." Another second year student thinks Miller's program "lets people know what to expect in a trial situation, and that's a valuable service...