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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
A nomination which I well remember occurred when President Lyndon Johnson was in office, and he sent to the Senate the nomination of a totally unqualified person to be a Federal district judge.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid recalls a controversial nomination during Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

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