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Archibald Cox

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Archibald Cox

American lawyer, the first Watergate Special Prosecutor.

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Dates
1912–2004
Wikidata
Q633113

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  • Watergate Special Prosecutor, dismissed Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
  1. 1912–2004 Archibald Cox
Proof 1 source
  1. Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents). Primary record
    President Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to dismiss Cox for his refusal to accept the White House proposal; Richardson resigned rather than carry out the order
    Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus was fired for his refusal to obey; finally, Solicitor General Robert Bork, next in seniority at the Justice Department, dismissed Cox as Special Prosecutor.
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