“I was in and out in five minutes.”īermingham, who had been chatting with Domingo before the interview, waited for the opera singer to finish so they could continue their conversation. “I go in and have my interview with Martin and he had no interest in me whatsoever,” says Bermingham. Opera singer and former artistic director of the Washington National Opera Plácido Domingo was also being interviewed by Martin at the same time. Photograph by Philip Bermingham.Īnd Martin was the co-op board member who interviewed Bermingham when he applied for a Watergate unit. “ We would how, when buying your own food, at least you get to choose the meals,” says Bermingham. As Ginsburg was busy at the Supreme Court, Martin did all the cooking. She was just real, down-to-earth, and lovely.”īermingham also interacted with Ginsburg’s spouse, often running into Martin at the Safeway. “She wasn’t being, I’m a Supreme Court Justice. ![]() “Sh e was a real person,” says Bermingham. That day, Ginsburg took the Berminghams on a tour of the Supreme Court chambers, showed them her wardrobe filled with her collars, and shared her viewpoints on selfies (she didn’t understand them). “I probably would have thrown somebody out of my office.” Bermingham photographing Ginsburg at the Supreme Court. “Sh e said, ‘I have plenty of work to do, don’t worry about it,’ and immediately put us at ease,” says Bermingham. ![]() “I was so anxious and upset.”īut Ginsburg was nothing but gracious. “ I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I got there,” says Bermingham. The duo had to hop out of the car and walk with all their gear. Bermingham and his daughter Scarlett took an Uber to the meeting, but an event for the police union brought traffic to a standstill. “You see all these articles about her, but you don’t grasp the situation until you’ve been in her presence.” “I t was just remarkable how lovely and no-pressure she was,” says Bermingham.
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