September 06, 2005
Nominate Sent to the Senate:
John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States, vice William H. Rehnquist, deceased.
Withdrawal Sent to the Senate:
John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring, which was sent to the Senate on July 29, 2005.
George W. Bush, Supreme Court Nomination and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/283322