Nixons first two picks had prosegregation records that got unearthed or dissected during the confirmation process. Both were ultimately rejected by the senate which was an embarrassing blow for nixon. So for his third try nixon chose Harry Blackmun because blackmun was seen so uncontroversial that he would be hard for anybody to vote against. Judge blackmun made a good First Impression on the senators who will help decide his fate, and barring the unexpected his nomination should sail through. Thus far no one has even asked to testify against him. But the unexpected already has occurred twice. So most senators still are not committing themselves. They find a super uncontroversial guy strategy worked to that nomination. Harry blackmuns nomination to the court was unanimously approved by the senate. On june 9th, 1970 he was sworn in to the court. And what ironically for a guy who was chosen specifically because he was seen as the most middle of the road, nonoffensive, guaranteed noncontr
Segregation records. Both were ultimately rejected by the senate. Both were ultimately rejected by the senate which was an embarrassing blow for nixon. So for his third try nixon chose Harry Blackmun because blackmun was seen so uncontroversial that he would be hard for anybody to vote against. Judge blackmun made a good First Impression on the senators who will help decide his fate, and barring the unexpected his nomination should sail through. Thus far no one has even asked to testify against him. But the unexpected already has occurred twice. So most senators still are not committing themselves. They find a super uncontroversial guy strategy worked to that nomination. Harry blackmuns nomination to the court was unanimously approved by the senate. On june 9th, 1970 he was sworn in to the court. And what ironically for a guy who was chosen specifically because he was seen as the most middle of the road, nonoffensive, guaranteed noncontroversial guy to stick in that spot. Justice black