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On the recordApril 7, 2022
History is not accidental. It happened because Joe Biden promised if he became president, he would pick the first woman president, and he promised, if he became president, he would put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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Ron Klain
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Ron Klain reflects on the historical significance of Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation.

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