NOMINATION OF W. WILSON WHITE HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON NOMINATION OF W. WILSON WHITE, OF PENNSYLVANIA, -36638 FEBRUARY 4 AND 25, 1958, AND JULY 18 AND 22, 1958 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary UNITED STATES STANFORD LAW LIBRARY 8 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee II ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin CONTENTS Page 1 Hon. Joseph S. Clark, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania_ Hon. Edward Martin, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania. 21, 59 W. Wilson White, nominee for Assistant Attorney General, Civil EXHIBITS Résumé of W. Wilson White, submitted by the Department of Justice__- Article, as printed in the Washington Post and Times Herald on February 22, 1958, submitted by Senator Ervin_. Article, enforcement of Federal court decrees: A "Recurrence to Funda- Letter dated February 26, 1958, addressed to Hon. James O. Eastland 1. Brief for the appellees in Jackson v. Kuhn (this brief is not printed 2. Copy of proclamation issued by President Eisenhower on Septem- ber 23, 1957, in connection with the Little Rock, Ark., court 3. Copy of Executive order issued September 24, 1957, in connection 4. Copy of proclamation issued by President Cleveland on July 8, NOMINATION OF W. WILSON WHITE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1958 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, The committee met, pursuant to call, at 3 p.m., in room 424, Senate Office Building, Senator James O. Eastland (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Eastland, Kefauver, Johnston, O'Mahoney, Ervin, Carroll, Wiley, Jenner, Watkins, Dirksen, and Hruska. Also present: Senator Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania; Robert B. Young, professional staff member, and Joseph A. Davis, chief clerk of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Chairman EASTLAND. W. Wilson White, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Attorney General. Notice was published in the Congressional Record of January 23. Senator Martin by blue slip approved the nomination, Senator Clark by blue slip approves the nomination. Senator Clark? Senator CARROLL. Mr. Chairman, Senator Clark saw me in the corridor sometime ago. He said he might not get here, and he wanted to convey to the chairman of this committee his approval of Mr. White and he highly recommended favorable action on his behalf. Chairman EASTLAND. Now, is there anyone present who desires to appear in opposition of the confirmation of this nominee? Senator Clark is here now. Do you desire to make a statement? STATEMENT OF HON. JOSEPH S. CLARK, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA Senator CLARK. Mr. Chairman, I am very grateful to you for the opportunity of making a statement in support of the nomination of Mr. W. Wilson White for this most responsible position. Mr. White and his family have been friends of mine, at least his family has for almost the last 50 years. He comes with a distinguished legal background, his father, Thomas Raeburn White, had been for many years one of the leading lawyers of Philadelphia. I have known Wilson White ever since he came to the bar. We practiced at the same bar together during the thirties and early forties. While he is perhaps 10 years younger than I, I have seen him come along. And the point that I would like to stress to the Judiciary Committee is the quality of objectivity which Mr. White brings to his work. He is in no sense a partisan, he is fair and just, he is honest, and he is intelligent. 1 |