Draft Press Release re Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court

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Description

This draft press release from President Ronald Reagan’s administration announces the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first woman Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor worked as a lawyer and then a judge in Arizona before becoming an Associate Justice in the U.S. Supreme Court. She retired in 2006.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection RR-WHORM: White House Office of Records Management File Systems (White House Central Files).

National Archives Identifier: 198423

Full Citation: Draft Press Release re Nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court; 7/7/1981; White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case file FG051 033222; White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989; Collection RR-WHORM: White House Office of Records Management File Systems (White House Central Files),; Ronald Reagan Library, Simi Valley, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/draft-press-release-nomination-sandra-day-oconnor/, May 13, 2026]

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