Potential opposition from a handful of Republicans threatens to put Exxon Mobile CEO Rex Tillerson on a very small list of Cabinet appointees the Senate has rejected over the past two centuries.

Since 1834, just nine nominees have been stopped by the Senate from joining a presidential candidate, and the most recent occurred nearly three decades ago.

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