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1 0-1 %(Rev. 12-14-64) John Chancellor Chosen to Head” Voice of America ~" Abe Fortas, prominent Wash. ., . oy sington lawyer and longtime “friend and adviser of President {- Johnson, today was nominated = ° by the President to be an &ssociate justice of the Supreme ‘Court, Describing the 53-year-old j Btiorney as his “firgs choice,” * "President Jobnson sent the Zomination to the Senate today to All th appointment of Justice “Arty Goldberg to be U.S. ambas. Sador to the United Nations. 1 Johnson also announced the is naming NBC White : Correspondent John W. icellor to be head’ euaeriea, the overseas radio. se @ Voice 8overnment's Both nominations came as [D 'something of a Surprise at ‘ Johnson's nationally ‘televised jRews conference in the East ; Room of the White House, “My First Choice’ ee ee @ vacancy left by the ° hane-reoasultant in ed Fortas respected and of superior ability, pion,” Johnson Said. “This opinion legal} Profession, Ts of Congrass business and labo: . “Job Sought Man” “He has told me in pdst ‘months he would never accent! any public appointment. i “Phi Jod has sought the man.” Fortas has been a Johnson friend and adviser for many " 4years as a member of the law firm of Arnold, Fortas and Porter with Offices at 1299 19th St. NW. President Johnson has consis] Portas on many Problents—5o23 the past. I nS Was assistant director of a reorganization study of the Securities and Exchange Commissio: the Pub ‘Administration, He was director of the Divi- Sion of Power of t&a Interior epartment from 1941 to ne of member of the board of legal nth t, Fortas had con- examiners of the Civil Service _ Isisronite P velased to accept {Commission from 941 to 1943; a ‘appointment to any Eovernment {member of the Presidential “Rosition “from president on jcommittee studying changes in cown.” it kad een rumored ‘the law of Puerto Rico, and that Johnsoz sed Fortas to adviser to the US. delegation takentiie“Golcterg seat as soon When the United Nations’ was as it became vacant but G85 See FORTAS, Page A-10 Fortas refusad. oo. 16 . . . A AEN | } 7 S Was a case where the “For Many years I’ve regard- 2 most able, scholarly lawyer a cham- j | | | is shared by the| the bar, mein. | and leaders of i | so. / ”_Stancon told the press ‘confer. encé that Fortas was “Sny first choice,” 3 | ae "| NOT RECORDER” AUS 2 1965 een, rene os ae ABE A yt Ants 0:8 ee ow a aa ALL ur omy, ae i \. G l | Aeron, FORTAS g Armee y . Rosen - zandy, 2 Tolson — Belmont — Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan —._ f Conrad — Felt _u “.4 tie t sullivan Tavel lrotter H Cele Room elolmes, : ~ * Yat - Gr or The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Datly News The Evening Star New York Herald Tibune — New York Journal-American —_y> _ New York Daily News : New York Post The New York Times The Baltimore Sun The Worker The New Leader _ The Wall Street Journal The National Observer - Date * People’s World _- a? : — . « . 2 ——e wifes} "a Nase \— 7 NN —— = ose ~ — ~ \