Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. CO SUMMARY August 20, 1945 9:40 AM CORCORAN to EDWARD F. PRICHARD at Treasury. The following is their conversation: C - In the event certain things happen that I am worried will happen, although I think it will be better for the party they didn't, when Mr. (HAROLD) ICKES returns next week, or this week, or today, how about ABE FORTAS (Department of Interior) for the Circuit Court of Appeals down here? P - Well I think it would be fine. C - Now, PRICH, they figure they must put a Jewish boy in on the court setup. Instead of ALEXANDER HOLTZOFF (formerly Department of Justice) for District Judge, how about ABE FORTAS for Circuit Court of Appeals Judge? P - I think that would be fine. C - Now, there's a vacancy for this reason. They had computed on having to hold one of those for (JAMES) McGRANERY and finally, as you know, the McGRANERY thing was cleared for the Circuit Court in the Third Circuit. P - Yeah. C - Now, what I wanted to suggest was--FRED (VINSON ?) was very anxious that a fellow be put on the District bench, but I think FRED appreciates and likes this fellow, ABE, and I think BOB (HANNEGAN) does too. P - FRED was anxious to have who put C - KOENIGSBERGER P - Oh, yeah. FRED likes (LAWRENCE) KOENIGSBERGER (District Tax Appeals Board). C - Yeah, but I mean, here you've got a chance of--and ABE has this further advantage that in that position he could protect the interests of the Security Exchange through which all these appeals to--whose appeals all go through this court. P - Uh, huh. C - I just wanted to put the seed in your ear. I know it will germinate and grow and bear fruit. P - Well, I don't know. I'll try, but as I say, you can never predict what will happen around here. C - O.K. P - TOM, is (J. BARRETT) PRETTYMAN or (JUSTICE) PROCTOR going on? FRED's opposed to both of them going on, you know. C - Well, the present setup is PRETTYMAN, PROCTOR, and MATT McGUIRE. P - Jesus Christ. Who thought of that? The last- don't know. C - Well, he's going on in the place that was held for McGRANERY. PRETTYMAN, PROCTOR and MATT McGUIRE. Now the thing to do is keep MATT on the--- P - The Judge wanted RANDOLPH PAUL (formerly Tax Expert, Treasury Department) for one of those. C - Well, I'm telling you you're going to have a debased court from our point of view. P- Oh, yes. That's a very bad court. C - Now what I say is, I'd drop off PROCTOR--PRETTYMAN is the best of that bunch because he's a real local guy--but I'd leave PRETTYMAN, I'd take off PROCTOR and I'd put on PAUL, and I'd take off McGUIRE and I'd put on Whosis, and leave MATT where he is.