Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 281-008
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1971 at 9:39 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-008

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[39:52] I received thousands of letters from all over the country recommending outstanding lawyers, outstanding women and men for appointment to the Supreme Court.
[40:25] I received thousands of letters from all over the country recommending me to you.
[41:01] Hundreds of able men and women were appointed to the
[41:25] the two vacancies on the court.
[41:38] He got us one of the vacancies.
[41:43] Is that left by the retirement and death of Mrs. Justice Black or Bennett?
[41:53] There has been great support for the appointment of a member of the Senator House to the court.
[41:59] So that point of view would be adequately represented.
[42:11] There are people, a great number of letters have recommended the appointment of a woman since no woman has ever been
[42:24] a number of others members of representatives of religious, racial groups of religious, racist, racial and
[42:53] nationality groups not presently representative of the court.
[43:09] I believe that the Supreme Court should, in the broadest sense, be representative of the entire nation.
[43:25] Lonely Night seeks to fill, obviously, every... room in the country.
[43:46] Not to be, uh...
[43:58] represented by a final.
[44:04] At this time in the court's history, I think the overriding consideration must be the Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in the nation.
[44:31] Yacht.