Fortas (1910-1982) was a New Dealer, a sub-cabinet official, the founder of an eminent Washington la...
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Fortas (1910-1982) was a New Dealer, a sub-cabinet official, the founder of an eminent Washington law firm, a close adviser to Lyndon Johnson, and a Supreme Court justice. Nominated by Johnson to be Chief Justice, he was rejected by Congress and resigned from the Court early in the Nixon administration under a cloud of impending scandal. Kalman (history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) tells his story clearly, thoroughly, and insightfully. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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