Today in history - the Senate confirms the nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Marshall becomes the first African American to sit on the Court.
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall earlier that summer on June 13, 1967. Despite the dissent that was sparked by Marshall’s appointment, the Senate confirmed him on August 30, 1967.
Marshall was a noted civil rights lawyer and had argued for the plaintiffs before the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the landmark case ending racial segregation in public schools. Marshall remained on the Supreme Court until 1991.
Here are pictures from LBJ and Marshall’s Oval Office meeting regarding the announcement of the nomination.
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Presidential Bespoke: I tweeted this a few months back, however I never posted it.
“The above video comes compliments of a great style blog, Put This On, that combined efforts with animator Tawd Dorenfeld. The LBJ in question is one of greater importance than LeBron: Lyndon Johnson. Johnson requires some pants, which requires the President to speak openly of his crotch and bunghole. You will love it.”
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