he supported the tom clark, president truman's attorney general in 1949.i am pleased and privileged to call my friend, the justice tom clark's daughter -- mimi, are you here? there she is. it is wonderful to see you. thank you for being here. justice frankfurter continued his influence as his tenure moved toward its conclusion in the early 1960's. president john f. kennedy told3 bradlee they're replacing frankfurter with another jewish justice was too obvious and keep. nevertheless, he did so in 1962 with oldberg. jfk consulttd about his choice with both justice frankfurter and chief justice of world war in. kennedy's successor and lyndon johnson -- chief justice earl warren. lyndon johnson looked to sitting justices to affirm his choices. fortis preferred his lucrative practice in washington as well as his partisan support for his friend, lbj. johnson twisted the arms of two rereluctant men. he sent fortis to the high court as associate justice. the jewish seat remained intact. chief justice warren supported johnson's unsuccessful attempt to promote forti