Word: appointive
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...campaign pledge last week, and the nation cheered. At a hastily arranged television appearance in the White House press room, the President referred to his promise as a candidate that he would name a woman to the Supreme Court, explaining: "That is not to say I would appoint a woman merely to do so. That would not be fair to women, nor to future generations of all Americans whose lives are so deeply affected by decisions of the court. Rather, I pledged to appoint a woman who meets the very high standards I demand of all court appointees." So saying...
...order a thorough search for prospects. Reagan learned of Stewart's intention to resign on April 21, as he recuperated from the assassination attempt. When Attorney General William French Smith and Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese gave Reagan the news, he promptly reminded them of his promise to appoint a woman...
Reagan: What I mean is, you'll want to appoint your own deputies and ambassadors so that you can really be in charge...
...unilaterally went ahead and wrote a document without any provision to insure that minority concerns are addressed. The student constitutional committee, in a compromise between the Dowling report and the current system, has included a clause in the draft constitution allowing minority groups, including the Gay Students Association, to appoint non-voting...
...underutilize women or minorities, particularly "to make sure searches are properly conducted"--noting for example whether departments advertise vacancies sufficiently. He denies the contention of one professor that he threatened that professor's underutilizing department by warning that if the department did not hire a women in its next appointment, he could not approve any alternative selection. "I would never say to a department that you can only appoint a person of a separate sex or color. That is not what is meant by affirmative action...