when justice sandra day o'connor he nominated but when the firestorm on the right and weeks of withering attacks from conservatives, meyers withdraw opening the door for him to nominate samuel alito four days later. he was eventually confirmed by a sharply divided senate. there's more. >> there is. whether he bill clinton first took office, the process of naming an attorney general was so bungled, it got a gate, nannygate. the first choice was scuttled when during confirmation hearings she acknowledged knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. clinton then picked a federal judge who also acknowledged hiring an undocumented nanny. the job eventually went to janet reno who became the first female attorney general. she served both of clinton's terms becoming the second longest serving attorney general in the u.s. history. >> unbelievable. being a second or third choice never so bad.