Richard Nixon actually said...

I have reluctantly concluded that it is not possible to get confirmation for a judge on the Supreme Court of any man who believes in the strict construction of the Constitution, as I do, if he happens to come from the South.

Context

Remarks to Reporters About Nominations to the Supreme Court

04/08/1970

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