James Buchanan
Buchanan nominated Jeremiah S. Black to the court in 1861. The Senate voted 25–26 against confirming him.
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“This comes of James teaching me to think for myself, and never to hold back out of fear of what other people may think of me. It works beautifully as long as I think the same things as he does.”
—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)
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