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Fortas Confirmation Hangs on Eastland Timing
Washington hearing outlines how Senate power broker James Eastland could delay or expedite Fortas confirmation to the Supreme Court. The piece notes President Nixon and Fortas seek no delay, while Eastland's stance and potential tradeoffs with LBJ loom large as Thornberry also faces scrutiny.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Fortas
Eastland
Senate
van Serate
James O.wwarren
Senate Judiciary Committee
LBJ
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
Eastlands
Mississippi
Thornber
Supreme Committee of Johnson's Court
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississppi
Deep South
Supreme Court
Justice
Johnson
Congress