Herbert Hoover actually said...
In the making of a nomination to fill the existing vacancy, I shall be glad to receive any suggestions which you may care to submit and suggest that you present to me eight or ten names of men whom you think would make fit appointees for United States District Judge in Minnesota--men whom you are sure will be dominated by no one--and from such a list I shall hope to find someone with fitness for that position.
02/05/1931