Saturday Night Massacre

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Who did Nixon Fire?

Archibald Cox

Who Resigned?

Elliot Richardson, and William Ruckelshaus

What went on?

Nixon operatives were caught trying to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters

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Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox, but both men refused and resigned their posts in protest. The role of attorney general then fell to Solicitor General Robert Bork, who reluctantly complied with Nixon's request and dismissed Cox. Less than a half hour later, the White House dispatched FBI agents to close off the offices of the Special Prosecutor, Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General.

When did the Saturday Night Massacre occur?

October 20th 1973


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