A first-hand behind-the-scenes perspective is provided by White House and Justice Department officials who assisted President Nixon on judicial issues during the 1968 campaign, worked with him to select judges, and helped manage the confirmation process through the U.S. Senate.
Participants include:
Patrick J. Buchanan
After working at the St. Louis Post Globe Democrat, Mr. Buchanan joined Richard Nixon at his law office in New York City, campaigning with him in 1966 and working as a senior adviser on the 1968 Campaign. He joined the administration as Assistant to President Nixon and later served as an adviser to President Ford and Communications Director to President Reagan. He is also a bestselling author, commentator for MSNBC, and a three-time presidential Candidate, running in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 campaigns.
G. Robert Blakey
Mr. Blakey began his legal career as a Special Attorney in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice in 1960. He was chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures under Senator John McClellan (1969-1973) and later of the House Select Committee on Assassinations under Rep. Louis Stokes (1977-78). He taught at Cornell Law School (1973-1980) before assuming his present teaching position at Notre Dame Law School in 1980.
Wallace H. Johnson
Mr. Johnson also began his legal career with the Department of Justice as a member of the Organized Crime Strike Force in Miami. He was Minority Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Proce ...More...
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