President Lyndon Johnson introduces Abe Fortas (r) and John Chancellor (l) at a news conference at the White House in July 1965. The Chief Executive named Fortas, a longtime friend and Washington ...

When Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas requested that President Johnson withdraw his name from nomination as Chief Justice, the Washington Post editorialized solemnly: "The manner of choosing Chief ...

Johnson takes the oath of office. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Abe Fortas and Thurgood Marshall. President Johnson appointed Justices Fortas and Marshall ...

When Abe Fortas was nominated last summer as Chief ... argument against Fortas was that he remained a close adviser to Lyndon Johnson after joining the court. There was also Fortas’ imprudence ...

When Abe Fortas put out his "little book" on civil disobedience earlier this year, it was only a matter of time until someone from the Left would step forward to challenge him. That Howard Zinn ...

Most appearances with George Reedy (2), Lyndon Baines Johnson (2), Abe Fortas (2). THe LBJ Tapes: President Johnson’s August 1964 calls, including the Democratic National Convention. President ...

That hubris was on full display when Lyndon Johnson eyed the high court months ... to make room for his close friend and ...