Peter Rodino And Cokie Roberts Editorial Photo

Longtime New Jersey Congressional Representative, Peter Rodino shares a laugh with journalist and broadcaster Cokie Roberts at the Jewish Community Center in Whippany, New Jersey on November 24, 1998. The occasion was a lecture and question-and-answer session. Rodino served for 40 years 1949-1989 in the House and became chairman of the House Judiciary Committee where he presided over the impeachment process of Richard Nixon, which ultimately ended as Nixon resigned in 1974. Rodino earned the Bronze Star in World War Two and died in West Orange, NJ on May 7, 2005, one month short of his 96th birthday. He is joined by Cokie Roberts, 3-time Emmy winner, pundit, and author. She died on Sept.17, 2019 in Washington, DC at the age of 75.