Via MSNBC.com.

Bush has selected actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson to help guide his Supreme Court nominee through the Senate confirmation process.

Thompson, an actor on the NBC television series “Law & Order,” agreed to accept the post in a telephone conversation with the president on Monday, McClellan said.

He said Thompson, a Republican, would serve as an informal adviser to shepherd the nomination through the Senate.

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Thompson, 62, retired from the Senate to resume his acting career. He has appeared in the movies “The Hunt for Red October,” “Cape Fear,” and “In the Line of Fire.”

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