A Supremely Secret Proposal: Rehnquist And O'Connor's Almost-Love

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rehnquist-oconnor-almost-love

The late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist carried a torch for fellow Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor when the two were in college, even proposing to her in secret.

According to a Wednesday NPR report, though O’Connor turned him down, the two remained friends and Rehnquist is even believed to have floated her name to President Ronald Reagan when a vacancy opened up on the Supreme Court.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/10/31/662293127/a-supreme-marriage-proposal

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Most remarkable was that O'Connor and Rehnquist remained close personal friends forever. They both ended up living in Phoenix, socialized together often, even were neighbors, according to Jay O'Connor. And when Rehnquist went to Washington in the Nixon Administration and was later appointed to the Supreme Court, the two stayed in touch.

Indeed, Rehnquist is said to have been one of those who privately suggested O'Connor to President Reagan as a potential Supreme Court nominee in 1981.

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(ewwwww) Say, you don't suppose that....naw, couldn't be.

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