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IN EARLY March of 1982, Jack M. Gordon, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, died unexpectedly at the age of 51. Following the funeral, Louisiana Governor David C. Treen asked if I would let him recommend me to President Reagan to succeed Gordon. After some deliberation, I agreed.

In late May, I sent to the Justice Department, at its request, certain material written by and about me, including an article published in the New Orleans Vieux Carre Courier on December 26, 1969, entitled, “Toledano: No Token Race.” The race referred to was political; I was running for mayor of New Orleans as a Republican against Democrat Moon Landrieu. (Landrieu won, serving as mayor for eight years before joining President Carter’s Cabinet; he proved to be a strong supporter of mine during the judicial-selection process.) That article reads in part:

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IN EARLY March of 1982, Jack M. Gordon, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, died unexpectedly at the age of 51. Following the funeral, Louisiana Governor David C. Treen asked if I would let him recommend me to President Reagan to succeed Gordon. After some deliberation, I agreed.

In late May, I sent to the Justice Department, at its request, certain material written by and about me, including an article published in the New Orleans Vieux Carre Courier on December 26, 1969, entitled, “Toledano: No Token Race.” The race referred to was political; I was running for mayor of New Orleans as a Republican against Democrat Moon Landrieu. (Landrieu won, serving as mayor for eight years before joining President Carter’s Cabinet; he proved to be a strong supporter of mine during the judicial-selection process.) That article reads in part: