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The Rehnquist Choice
The Rehnquist Choice
The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court  
By John W. Dean
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Table of Contents

Contents

Cast of Characters  
A Note to the Reader   
1.Introduction: The Backstory  

  PART ONE
2.The Games Begin (September 17, 1971) 
   3.Priority One: A Southerner (September 18)  
  4.The Push for Poff (September 20)   
5. Priority Two: Two Conservatives (September 23-28)   
6.Poff Goes Poof (September 29-October 2) 

   PART TWO
7.Testing How Byrd Might Fly (October 2-11, 1971)  
  8.Going with Friday and Lillie (October 12-14)   
9.The Chief Justice and Other Problems (October 14-18)   

PART THREE
10.Powell and Baker (October 19, 1971) 
   11.While Howard Baker Dithered (October 20)  
  12.The Rehnquist Choice (October 21)   
13.Afterword   
A Note on Sources    
Chronology   
Notes   
Bibliography   
Index   

Copyright © 2001 by John W. Dean