TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface. ……………………………………………………………. i Oral History Agreements Honorable Reggie B. Walton……………………………………….. iii Harold L. Talisman. ……………………………………………… v Oral History Transcripts of Interviews March 16, 2007. ………………………………………………… 1 April 11, 2007. ………………………………………………… 27 May 8, 2007. ………………………………………………….. 55 Index. ………………………………………………………….. A-1 Table of Cases. …………………………………………………….. B-1 Biographical Sketches Honorable Reggie B. Walton………………………………………. C-1 Harold L. Talisman. ……………………………………………. C-5 Appendix: Testimony of Judge Reggie B. Walton Presented to the United States Sentencing Commission on November 14, 2006, on Sentencing Disparity for Crack and Powder Cocaine Offenses