`` Roberts has etched himself in history , '' a historian says . The story of the first black man to be elected president is one that will live on for generations and it was told by an unlikely source -- his own father. The court `` always bends over backwards '' to uphold Congress ' laws , another professor says . `` Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts has etched himself in history now , '' Brinkley told CNN . In his confirmation hearing , Roberts vowed he 'd be open-minded and had `` no agenda ''
`` Roberts has etched himself in history , '' a historian says . The story of the first black man to be elected president is one that will live on for generations and it was told by an unlikely source -- his own father. The court `` always bends over backwards '' to uphold Congress ' laws , another professor says . In his confirmation hearing , Roberts vowed he 'd be open-minded and had `` no agenda ''