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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Furious Confirmation Battle

The New York Times, June 2, 1916

The New York Times, June 2, 1916

 

The New York Times, June 2, 1916

On June 1, 1916, after five months, the Senate confirmed Brandeis. President Wilson said, “I never signed any commission with such satisfaction as I signed his.”

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History of Congress and the Capitol