Brown V. Board Education Quotes
The President had frequent stag (men only) dinners of national notables. At this dinner, the Chief Justice was seated close to the attorney who was representing the Southern segregationists in the Brown v Board of Education case that was before the court. Warren had objected to being in such close proximity to one party to a case before the court. Eisenhower, had taken Warren aside to smooth any bad feelings and thinking Warren might be distressed by the attorney’s racist and segregationist views tried to explain the Southern point of view. Although Eisenhower was not a racist or segregationist himself, he had worked closely with Southerners his whole career, and thought he understood them. Warren was so surprised by the President’s insensitive remark, that he noted it and revealed it in his memoirs.
The “all deliberate speed” phrase later was used in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954.
Referring to the Brown v. Board of Education, the Topeka, KS, Supreme Court school desegregation decision:
Jackson felt that the Congress should have acted to eliminate school segregation rather than have the decision made by the Supreme Court. However, despite the fact that a majority of the Congress was opposed to school segregation the Southern use of the Filibuster prevented any desegregation legislation from being passed. The majority could not prevail.
Warren a Republican from California who knew Palmer for years, stood up, put his arm around Palmer and told him, “Kyle, you and I will always be friends” and walked out.
Quoted in the Court’s notes of the meeting.
Quoted in the Court’s notes of the meeting
