A young Kennedy, second from left and dressed in a leopard costume, attends a fancy-dress birthday party, ca. 1940.
From his boyhood in Sacremento to the bench in Washington, TIME traces the life of the Supreme Court’s pivotal swing vote.
Photos: At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The White House Correspondents Pre-Party: Photos Inside the TIME-People ‘Welcome Reception’
Presidential Reunion: Scenes from the Opening of the Bush Library
Front Row Seat: Eric Draper on George W. Bush
Inside the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Secretary of State John Kerry’s First Overseas Trip
