Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words Page #3

We left a lot of blood

on the floor,

but we changed history

in the United States.

Man:
Sir,

can you tell us when you may make

a nomination or nominations

for the Supreme Court?

I will make the nominations

next week.

Both. Both.

Woman:
Mr. President sir, are you going

to have a woman on there, aren't you?

I certainly don't

rule out a woman.

Incidentally,

at least two women

are under consideration

at this time.

In preparation for naming two

Supreme Court nominees next week,

President Nixon has asked

the American Bar Association

to investigate

six potential choices.

And the Bar has been asked

to concentrate first

on Judge Mildred Lillie of the

California Court of Appeals.

Nixon:
Hello?

Operator:
The Attorney General, sir.

Nixon:
Yeah, good good.

Lawrence:
Judge Lillie, who would be the

first woman on the nation's highest court,

originally was appointed

to the California bench

by then-governor Earl Warren,

later Chief Justice.

Nixon:
Oh,

you said you've talked to Chief Justice.

Mitchell:

He's not anxious to have a woman up there.

Nixon:
I understand that.

No more anxious than I am.

I don't want them to zero in

too much on Lillie.

See, I always handle

the woman with a smile,

nobody thinks I'm going to do a woman.

Until this story.

Tom Jarriel:
One dependable White

House source strongly indicates

the president will produce

a surprise candidate.

One not cleared by the ABA

or mentioned in speculation.

Nixon:

I still think that the Rehnquist thing

is a damn good

possibility.

Incidentally,

what is Rehnquist?

I suppose he's

a damn Protestant?

Mitchell:
I'm sure of that.

Nixon:
That's too bad.

Mitchell:

He's about as WASPish as WASPish can be.

Nixon:

Well, that's too damn bad.

Tell him to change

his religion.

All right. I'll get him

baptized this afternoon.

A special investigating

committee of the Bar Association

decided last night

that neither Friday

nor Mrs. Lillie

was qualified.

Nixon:
What did they just say?

"Not qualified?"

Mitchell:
Yup.

Nixon:
Great.

Mitchell:
And you know what they said?

Great.

Mitchell:

That she was probably as good

as any woman

that could be considered by the Court.

Yup yup yup.

Mitchell:

The statement was made up there.

Nixon:

She's the best-qualified woman,

but she's not qualified

for the Supreme Court.

Jesus, that's great.

That's great.

Have you told Rehnquist yet?

Mitchell:
Uh, not yet,

but I'm sure that

he will be more than pleased.

Nixon:
Pleased?

Christ, he will probably drop his teeth.

Mitchell:

I would expect so.

Nixon:
Yeah.

I don't want to see him.

I think it's not...

I don't think I should.

Mitchell:

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