What do John Marshall, Roger B. Taney, John Jay, and Salmon Portland Chase have in common? If you know that they all served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, then good for you. But that’s not the answer. What about Patrick Henry, Abe Lincoln, and Daniel Webster? Yes, they were all prominent statesmen. But that’s not it, either. For the answer to both questions, which happens to be the same in each instance, see the display case in the center of the Reading Room.
