abe fortis is a negative role model. linda johnson put abe fortis on the supreme court in 1965. he was his extremely close friend and crony. and even though fortis was on the court, johnson used him almost as a staff aide. he would have fortis come down to the oval office and write the president's speeches. he would also sometimes help lbj choose bombing targets. that's exactly the kind of intimacy that you should not have between a president and a justice. and you certainly should not have a justice on the supreme court feeling such a sense of indebtedness to the president who send him there that he is not going the rule against the president if one day that should be required. >> michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. thank you, my friend. it's good to have you here. much appreciated. >> thank you. thank you. >> all right. it's a busy night. stay with us. stay with us this is an insurance commercial. but let's be honest, nobody likes dealing with insurance. which is why esurance hired me, dennis quaid, as their spokesperson because apparently, i'm highly likable. s

abe fortis is a negative role model. linden johnson put abe fortis on the supreme court in 1965.was his extremely close friend and crony. even though fortis was on the court, johnson used him as a staff aid. woe come fortis come to the oval office and write the president's speeches. he would sometimes help lbj choose bombing targets. that's exact lie the kind of intimacy you should not have between a president and a justice, and you certainly should not have a justice on the supreme court feeling such a sense of indebtedness to the president who sent him there that he's not going to rule against the president if one day that should be required. >> michael, nbc news presidential historian, thank you, my friend. it's good to have you here. much appreciated. >> thank you. thank you so much, rachel. >> lots more of this busy, busy night. stay with us. but some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. some only call when they have something to sell. fisher calls regularly so you stay informed. and while some advisors a

, the republicans filibustered linden johnson's nominee for chief justice of the united states, abe fortis. in october 1968, so roughly the same period of time as now. >> sorry to interrupt you. an investigation would take maybe three days. we're not talking about a huge delay here. the reality is that any change in the midterm elections, that's not going to have any impact until the new year. so bread kavanagh denies this ever happening, right? and says it's a smear campaign against him. he says he looks forward to testifying thursday and defending his good name. but wouldn't an investigation help him do just that rather than this effort to rush the confirmation hearing through as quickly as possible and leave the impression that all of these allegations sort of left hanging basically and essentially a stain against brett kavanagh? it's in his interest. >> well, if we think of another historical parallel in 1991, during the anita hill testimony, clarence thomas responded sort of -- he came out swinging in response to her testimony. he denied all of the accusations. he famously said that h

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