Byron ‘Whizzer’ White #93
Byron ‘Whizzer’ White #93 was nominated by President Kennedy to the Supreme Court even though he barely was ever in a courtroom.
Justice White autographs a chamber card which is undated. There is also an autograph by David Frances powers the presidents special assistant and assistant appoints secretary to the President. (after Kennedy was assassinated, he became curator for the JFK library and museum until his retirement in 1994. He signs a copy of the Presidents likeness and autograph and signs it himself.
Byron White #93, Thurgood Marshall #96, Harry Blackmun #98
Byron White #93, Thurgood Marshall #96, Harry Blackmun #98
Edward D White #55 (Service: 1894-1910) & Rufus W. Peckham #56 (Service: 1896-1909)
9th Chief Justice Edward D. White #55 (1845-1921) justice white was nominated to the court as an Associate Justice in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland and served in that capacity until 1910 when then President William Howard Taft nominated him as Chief Justice. Chief White served in the capacity as Chief Justice until he passed in 1921. President Warren Harding nominated past President Taft as Chief Justice in the same year. 10th Chief Justice Taft retired in 1930. He hardly ever remembered being President as he found that position loathsome.
Byron White #93 (1917-2002)
Byron White #93 (1917-2002) was nominated to the supreme court by president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. They met in England as Kennedy’s father was Ambassador to Great Britain and White was attending school as a Rhodes Scholar. They both had things in common and became good friends. White signs a first day cover commemorating the 33rd signor of the Declaration of Independence Caesar Rodney postmarked July 1, 1976.
Byron White #93 (1917-2002)
Justice White was nominated to the Court in 1962 by John Fitzgerald Kennedy. White was in the Navy, like Kennedy. White played football at Colorado and excelled in that enterprise. He played in the NFL as a running back and ran for the most yards. He was no dummy but a Rhodes scholar. He went to Harvard Law and played football. White and Kennedy met in England as Kennedy’s father was U.S. Ambassador to England. Kennedy as President nominated a virtual unknown to the Supreme Court. After 31 years of service, not a bad gamble.