Word: archibald
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...months, I have been deeply concerned about the lawlessness and immorality of the Nixon Administration. But now, with the firing of Archibald Cox [Oct. 29], President Nixon has revealed in even sharper focus his obsession with power and lack of sound judgment...
Nixon gave a long answer about why he had fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox: because Cox had refused to obey his orders. But he said not one word about why he had then totally reversed himself and had given up the tapes just as Cox had urged. No questioner then got the floor to say, "Wait a minute, Mr. President, what logic explains producing a governmental convulsion of this magnitude and then announcing amid the carnage that you agree after...
...five months that he served as special Watergate prosecutor, Archibald Cox more than made good on his promise to follow any trail, "wherever that trail may lead," in his investigation. Cox and his 80-man legal staff brought criminal charges in 14 cases, and at the time of his ouster they were investigating literally dozens of criminal allegations extending far beyond the Watergate breakin. Indeed, it was the unfettered scope of Cox's inquiries that led Nixon to the angry decision that...
...dressed in blue jeans and a sweater and already looking forward to a three-month vacation on the coast of Maine, "hiking, riding-and I may even shovel a little snow." In a relaxed and reflective mood, Archibald Cox talked with TIME Correspondent Hays Gorey about his aborted service as special prosecutor...
Busy Weekend. Of life in the White House during the tumultuous weekend that brought the firing of Archibald Cox, the resignation of Elliot Richardson and the dismissal of William Ruckelshaus, Julie understates: "Well, it was a busy weekend for my dad. But in the evening we did relax, and Friday night turned out to be a kind of party." Julie and David had invited another young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milligan (he works in the Commerce Department), to the White House. "My parents were up in the solarium and when they heard our voices, they came hurrying down...