Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States
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Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States

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Nominee	Nomination Position	Year	Nominated by	Outcome

Lucius Horatio Stockton	War	1801	John Adams	Withdrawn

Henry Dearborn	War	1815	James Madison	Withdrawn

Roger B. Taney	Treasury	1834	Andrew Jackson	Rejected, 28–18

Caleb Cushing	Treasury	1843	John Tyler	1st time: Rejected, 27-10

2nd time: Rejected, 29-2

David Henshaw	Navy	Rejected, 34–8

James Madison Porter	War	Rejected, 38–3

James S. Green	Treasury	1844	Rejected, vote not recorded

Thomas Ewing	War	1868	Andrew Johnson	Withdrawn

Henry Stanbery	Attorney General	Rejected, 29–11

Charles B. Warren	Attorney General	1925	Calvin Coolidge	1st time: Rejected, 41-39

2nd time: Rejected, 46-39

Lewis Strauss	Commerce	1959	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Rejected, 49-46

John Tower	Defense	1989	George H. W. Bush	Rejected, 53-47

Zoë Baird	Attorney General	1993	Bill Clinton	Withdrawn

Kimba Wood	Attorney General	Withdrawn

Bobby Ray Inman	Defense	Withdrawn

Anthony Lake	Director of Central Intelligence	1996	Withdrawn

Hershel Gober	Veterans Affairs	1997	Withdrawn

Linda Chavez	Labor	2001	George W. Bush	Withdrawn

Bernard Kerik	Homeland Security	2004	Withdrawn

Tom Daschle	Health and Human Services	2008	Barack Obama	Withdrawn

Bill Richardson	Commerce	Withdrawn

Judd Gregg	Commerce	2009	Withdrawn

Andrew Puzder	Labor	2016	Donald Trump	Withdrawn

Ronny Jackson	Veterans Affairs	2018	Withdrawn

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Barack Obama chose Tom Daschle to the Cabinet of the United States for Health and Human Services.

final_sentence: Barack Obama chose Tom Daschle to the Cabinet of the United States for Health and Human Services.