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Conversation 011-131

TapeTape 11StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:54 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:56 PMTape start time03:32:39Tape end time03:34:19ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Mitchell, John N.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell discuss the political viability of potential Supreme Court nominees amidst opposition from the Los Angeles Bar Association. They specifically weigh the negative feedback regarding Mildred L. Lillie against the ongoing search for other candidates. The conversation concludes with a status update on the exploratory discussions being held with Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Supreme Court appointmentsMildred L. LillieLewis F. Powell, Jr.Los Angeles Bar AssociationJudicial nominations
AudioNARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 12:54 pm to 12:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-131 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-131

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: 12:54 pm - 12:56 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

 [See Conversation No. 596-16]

        Mitchell's schedule
             -Howard H. Baker, Jr.

        Supreme Court appointment
             -Letter from Tom Buelle [sp?]
                   -Los Angeles bar
                        -Mildred L. Lillie
                              -Earl C. Adams
                              -American Bar Association [ABA]
             -Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Mr. President, I have Howard with me now.
Oh, I see.
Fine.
I wanted to tell you one thing.
Are you ready to talk?
Yes, sir.
Fine.
I just had a letter, and it's just worth considering, from Tom Buehler.
You know who he is?
Yep.
And he's sort of a big wheel in the Los Angeles bar, and he said that he thought I should know that she would get a bad rap from them.
I don't know.
I didn't understand that, but she said that.
That could very well be because of the composition of the bar.
Yeah, but the Los Angeles bar, and he was opposed to it, and Earl Adams, of course, is.
So I just want to throw those things in, that there's apparently quite a backfire building on the other side.
I believe they were in the bar because they were positioned on this criminal law, which is anything else.
Well, the other in Adams would be a hardliner.
He just doesn't like Mildred Willie, I guess.
Probably so, in the concept of the woman business.
Right, right.
Well, we'll see what the buyer may take us off the hook on the damn thing.
You can rest assured, because all of those inputs will be going into it.
Mm-hmm.
If that's the united front out there is distinguished from a limited number.
You haven't heard from Powell yet?
Not yet, but expect to shortly.
How does this one look?
Have you opened it up with him yet?
Yeah.
We're at the exploratory stage.
Right, right.
Okay.
I'll get back to you as soon as it gets ready.
Bye.
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