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Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Hearings on the Nominations of William H. Rehnquist, of Arizona, and
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Hearings Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on
the Nominations of William H. Rehnquist, of Arizona, and
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States
November 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, 1971
Title Format and Size Print Copy Pages
— Front Matter —
Cover PDF 25 KB i
Committee Members PDF 21 KB ii
Contents PDF 154 KB iii - v
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1971
Paul J. Fannin, U.S. Senator from Arizona PDF 163 KB 11-13
Barry Goldwater, U.S. Senator from ArizonaBarry Goldwater, U.S. Senator from Arizona PDF 115 KB 13-14
John J. Rhodes, Representative from Arizona PDF 165 KB 14-16
William H. Rehnquist, nominee to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PDF 3.4 MB 16-86
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1971
Harry F. Byrd, Jr., U.S. Senator from Virginia PDF 92 KB 87-88
William B. Spong, Jr., U.S. Senator from Virginia PDF 1.2 MB 88-109
David E. Satterfield III, Representative from Virginia PDF 1.7 MB 109-137
William H. Rehnquist, nominee to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PDF 2.2 MB 137-179
Walter E. Craig, U.S. district judge for Arizona PDF 1.1 MB 179-200
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1971
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court PDF 4.5 MB 201-288
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1971
Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington Bureau, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and legislative chairman, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Accompanied by: Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.
PDF 3.1 MB 289-349
John Conyers, Jr., Representative from Michigan
Accompanied by: William Clay, Representative from Missouri
Accompanied by: Henry L. Marsh III, Attorney, Richmond, Va
PDF 2.7 MB 349-397
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1971
Cohen, Hon. William S., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine PDF 100 KB 399-400
Andrew J. Biemiller, legislative director, AFL-CIO PDF 1.0 MB 400-419
William Dodds, political action director, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW, on behalf of Leonard Woodcock, president, UAW PDF 165 KB 419-421
Barbara Greene Kilberg, attorney, National Women's Political Caucus PDF 168 KB 421-423
Wilma Scott Heide, president, National Organization for Women, Inc PDF 994 KB 423-441
Paul N. McCloskey, Jr., Representative from California PDF 110 KB 441-442
Gary Orfield, assistant professor of politics and public affairs, Princeton University
PDF 588 KB 442-451
Barbara Hurst, Ad Hoc Committee of Brown Students
Accompanied by: Jonathan Rogers, Ad Hoc Committee of Brown Students
PDF 266 KB 452-456
Catherine G. Roraback, president, National Lawyers Guild PDF 416 KB 456-463
Paul O'Dwyer, attorney, New York City PDF 412 KB 463-470
John W. White, legislative director, National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees PDF 213 KB 470-473
Lucille Buffalino, Celebrate Life Committee, Long Island, New York PDF 65 KB 473
Margaret Devlin, Wantagh, N.Y

PDF 166 KB

473-475
Imelda Jensen, Old Bethpage, N.Y. PDF 116 KB 475-476
Elizabeth Corbett, Westchester County, N.Y. PDF 114 KB 476-477
Annette Garkowski, LIFE Committee, New York PDF 113 KB 477-478
Mrs. Florance Quigley, Brooklyn Right to Life Committee, Inc. PDF 160 KB 478-480
John L. Sullivan, Long Island Right to Life Committee, Inc PDF 148 KB 480-482
DOCUMENTS IN THE RECORD
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1971
American Bar Association letter, dated November 2, 1971, in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 225 KB 1-4
American Bar Association letter, dated November 2, 1971, in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. PDF 166 KB 5-7
Biographical sketch of William H. Rehnquist PDF 61 KB 7
Resolution of the State Bar of Arizona in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 114 KB 7-8
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Jarril F. Kaplan PDF 69 KB 8
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from John B. Hurlbut PDF 70 KB 9
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Thomas E. Kauper PDF 119 KB 9-10
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Robert H. Bork PDF 66 KB 10
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Ralph K. Winter PDF 111 KB 10-11
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Phil C. Neal
Letter in regard to William H. Rehnquist from Willard H. Pedrick
PDF 62 KB 11
Statement of Representative Morris K. Udall in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 67 KB 15
Statement of Representative Sam Steiger in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 114 KB 15-16
Letter, dated February 14, 1970, by William H. Rehnquist to the Washington Post, "A reply to two editorials on the Carswell nomination" PDF 129 KB 52-53
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1971
Resolution, dated October 27, 1971, of the Virginia Bar Association in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Resolution, dated November 1, 1971, of the Virginia State Bar in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
PDF 67 KB 90
Resolution, dated October 29, 1971, from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Resolution, dated October 28, 1971, of the Bar Association of the City of Richmond in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
PDF 69 KB 91
Twenty-one editorials and newspaper items in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr., submitted by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. PDF 1.0 MB 92-109
Prepared statements in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr., by:
Andrew P. Miller, attorney general of Virginia
PDF 72 KB 111
Robert E. R. Huntley, president, Washington and Lee University
PDF 197 KB 111-113
Carlisle H. Humelsine, president Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PDF 131 KB 114-115
A. E. Dick Howard, professor of law, University of Virginia Law School
PDF 578 KB 115-123
J. Edward Lumbard, former chief judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
PDF 200 KB 123-125
Joseph D. Tydings, former U.S. Senator
PDF 136 KB 125-126
Armisted L. Boothe, former Virginia State senator
PDF 77 KB 126
Orison S. Marden, former president of the American Bar Association
PDF 203 KB 126-128
Bernard G. Segal, former president of the American Bar Association
PDF 338 KB 128-132
Hicks Epton, president, American Trial Lawyers
PDF 136 KB 132-133
Maynard J. Toll, former president, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
PDF 136 KB 133-134
Phil C. Neal, dean, University of Chicago Law School
PDF 144 KB 134-135
Geoffrey C. Hazard, professor of law, Yale University Law School
PDF 139 KB 135-136
Monrad G. Paulson, dean, University of Virginia Law School
PDF 75 KB 136
Letter, dated November 2, 1971, submitted by Senator John L. McClellan, from Edward L. Wright, past president of the American Bar Association PDF 61 KB 137
Statement, submitted by Senator Hugh Scott, in regard to wiretapping, by Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States PDF 380 KB 145-150
Article, submitted by Senator Hugh Scott, "Attorney General's opinion on wire-tapping" by Robert F. Kennedy PDF 255 KB 150-153
Resolution of the Southwest Area Conference NAACP branches in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 115 KB 183-184
Statement of John Bingham Hurlbut in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 70 KB 197
Statement of Martin F. Richman in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 78 KB 198
Statement of Howard Karman in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 163 KB 198-200
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1971
Article, "Civil Liberties Repression: Fact or Fiction?—'Law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear', " by Lewis F. Powell, Jr., from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 1, 1971 PDF 300 KB 213-217
Letter, submitted by Senator John L. McClellan, dated November 1, 1971, from Courtney C. Crouch in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. PDF 65 KB 235
Material submitted from Senator John L. McClellan:
"The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, "additional views of Messrs. Jaworski, Malone, Powell, and Storey
PDF 457 KB 238-244
"Organized and Electronic Surveillance—in Virginia?"
PDF 310 KB 244-248
Memorandum, dated November 3, 1971, to Senator John L. McClellan, from G. Robert Blakey, chief counsel, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures in regard to wiretapping
PDF 231 KB 249-252
Excerpt from Congressional Record, May 23, 1968, on 18 U.S.C. 2511(c)
PDF 191 KB 252-254
White House memorandum, dated May 21, 1940, for the Attorney General
PDF 120 KB 254-255
Letter, dated July 17, 1946, from the Attorney General to the President
PDF 64 KB 255
White House memorandum, dated June 30, 1965, for the heads of executive departments and agencies
PDF 116 KB 255-256
Address by Lewis F. Powell, Jr., June 26, 1965, "State of Criminal Justice" PDF 352 KB 258-263
Letter, dated November 3, 1971, from Jean Camper Cahn, director, Urban Law Institute of Antioch College in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. PDF 327 KB 281-285
Letter, dated November 10, 1971, from William H. Rehnquist to James O. Eastland in regard to (1) capital punishment, and (2) list of former clients PDF 99 KB 287-288
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1971
Letter, dated November 3, 1971, from Moses Campell PDF 69 KB 293
Excerpt from Senate hearings on civil rights, 1957 PDF 129 KB 294-295
Article "A note on senatorial consideration of Supreme Court nominees," by Charles L. Black, Jr., Yale Law Journal PDF 380 KB 299-304
Statement by William H. Rehnquist, June 15, 1964, at the public hearings on the public accommodation ordinance proposed for the city of Phoenix PDF 81 KB 305
Letter by William H. Rehnquist to the editor of the Arizona Republic, "Public accommodations law passages is called 'mistake'," June 1964 PDF 177 KB 307-309
Letter by William H. Rehnquist to the Arizona Republic, " 'De Facto' schools seen serving well" 1967 PDF 609 KB 309-320
Affidavit, dated November 4, 1971, from Cloves Campell PDF 369 KB 320-326
Letter, dated November 9, 1971, to Senator Roman L. Hruska from George H. Boldt PDF 158 KB 326-328
Affidavit, dated November 9, 1971, by William H. Rehnquist in regard to the John Birch Society PDF 263 KB 328-332
Letter, dated November 4, 1971, from Senator Birch Bayh to Attorney General John Mitchell in regard to "lawyer-client privilege" PDF 128 KB 332-333
Letter, dated November 5, 1971, from Attorney General John Mitchell to Senator Birch Bayh PDF 1.0 MB 333-352
Prepared statement by the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., Member of Congress, on behalf of himself and members of the Congressional Black Caucus in regard to William H. Rehnquist PDF 699 KB 352-363
Decision, Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, Va., 1963 PDF 660 KB 363-373
Report of the Virginia Commission on Public Education (Gray Commission), November 11, 1955 PDF 475 KB 373-380
Prepared statement by the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., Member of Congress, on behalf of himself and members of the Congressional Black Caucus in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr PDF 449 KB 380-386
Statement of the Old Dominion Bar Association of Virginia, dated November 8, 1971 in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. PDF 180 KB 386-388
Supplement to the statement of the Old Dominion Bar Association dated November 9, 1971 PDF 426 KB 388-395
Table, law firms compensated at State expense for defending school board in Virginia, 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1961 PDF 93 KB 396-397
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1971
Prepared statement by Gary Orfield, assistant professor of polities and public affairs, Princeton University PDF 588 KB 442-451
APPENDIX
Additional questions addressed to William H. Rehnquist and answers PDF 562 KB 483-492

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