Aug 28, 2019 | Nixon Now Podcast, Supreme Court
President Nixon visited the U.S. Supreme Court on June 23, 1969. In this photo he is accompanied by outgoing Chief Justice Earl Warren (left) and incoming Chief Justice Warren Burger (right). (Richard Nixon Presidential Library) Michael Bobelian is author of...
Jun 18, 2019 | News, Supreme Court
By Jeffrey B. Morris Warren Burger was appointed Chief Justice during a tumultuous time. 1968, a year of assassinations and riots had just passed. In May 1969, almost all American institutions were under attack, casualties of the Vietnam War and a decade of racial...
May 1, 2015 | News, Supreme Court
Article II of the Constitution of the United States assigns the powers of the president. The powers defined are not nearly as extensive as those defined of Congressional power in Article I, but, nevertheless, the President holds significant roles in the federal...
Apr 2, 2015 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, Supreme Court
The two terms of President Nixon’s administration faced a myriad of issues related to Civil Rights. One among these, which consistently provoked RN’s reaction, was that of busing, a system the Supreme Court mandated throughout the country in order to end racial...
Mar 6, 2015 | News, Supreme Court
President Nixon presents Lewis Powell (shown on the left of RN) and William Rehnquist (on right of RN) framed gifts recognizing their confirmation as Supreme Court Justices. (December 22, 1971) In October of 1971, President Nixon would be tasked with nominating two...
