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    The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Red
    The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Red
    The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Red
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Red

    Written by John W. Dean

    Narrated by Michael Rafkin

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    About this audiobook

    The explosive story of how William Rehnquist became a Supreme Court Justice, told by the only person who could have revealed this information—John W. Dean.

    In 1971, William Rehnquist seemed the perfect choice to fill a seat on the United States Supreme Court. He was a young, well-polished lawyer who shared many of President Richard Nixon's philosophies and faced no major objections from the Senate. But in truth, the nomination was anything but straightforward. Now, for the first time, former White House counsel John Dean tells the improbable story of Rehnquist's appointment.

    Dean weaves a gripping account packed with stunning new revelations: of a remarkable power play by Nixon to stack the court in his favor by forcing resignations; of Rehnquist himself, who played a role in the questionable ousting of Justice Abe Fortas; and of Nixon's failed impeachment attempt against William Douglas. In his initial confirmation hearings, Rehnquist provided outrageous and unbelievable responses to questions about his controversial activities in the '50s and '60s—yet he was confirmed with little opposition. It was only later, during his confirmation as Chief Justice, that his testimony would come under fire—raising serious questions as to whether he had perjured himself

    Using newly released tapes, his own papers, and documents unearthed from the National Archives, John Dean offers readers a place in the White House inner circle, providing an unprecedented look at a government process, and a stunning expose of the man who has influenced the United States Supreme Court for the last thirty years.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateFeb 21, 2012
    ISBN9781442353824
    The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Red
    Author

    John W. Dean

    John W. Dean served as Richard Nixon’s White House counsel for a thousand days. He is the author of two books recounting his days in the Nixon administration, Blind Ambition and Lost Honor, as well as Unmasking Deep Throat. A native of Marion, Ohio, he lives in Beverly Hills, California.

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    • 5/5
      Excellently written, highly informative. One must take Dean's "Mea Culpa!" With a grain of salt of course, but his diligent writing and insider's perspective really elucidates one of the most important aspects of the Nixon presidency and movement Conservatism broadly: court politics. I found the contrast between Nixon's mad scrabble to simply come up with lists of acceptable candidates with Leonard Leo handing Trump a list of vetted, prefab, just-add-water FedSoc judges especially jarring, giving new perspective on how far the conservative legal movement has gone since its inception, the subject of this book.
    • 4/5
      Dean's interesting (if who-knows-how-accurate) account of the process by which William Rehnquist came to be chosen for the Supreme Court.

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