Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 281-062
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1971 at 6:37 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-062

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[4:53:44] And he has a superb, an absolutely superb job.
[4:53:48] He has shared his responsibility with such great distinction that among the thousands of able lawyers who serve in the federal government, William Reynolds rates him as the very top constitutional lawyer and as a legal scholar.
[4:54:07] Mr. Powell, your request will add distinction and excellence to the highest degree in the Supreme Court of the United States.
[4:54:19] I am asking the Senate to approve their nominations promptly so that the Court can move forward on the backlog that is building up because of the debate that has occurred recently.
[4:54:29] Let me add a final word with regard to a subject that is very close to my heart because of my legal background, because of my years of study with the American system of government.