Word: coxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Common Cause often takes positions on questions that have to do with public ethics," Cox said, adding that the state post is a quasi-judicial one. Were he head both offices, it could be perceived as a conflict of interests, he said...
...explained that I didn't think while [national chair of Common Cause, I could hold both posts] without creating at least the appearance of conflict of interest," Cox said. He added, "The question is whether there is a danger that you might not be aware of yourself...
...Cox said he has indicated he would be willing to help Gov. Michael S. Dukakis with "some of the harder questions of ethics in government...
Asked whether he would be dealing with ethical issues involved in the construction of the 75 State St. office building, Cox said, "I don't know enough about it to say whether the question arises with respect to that or not," adding, "I expect to learn." That building aroused controversy because Senate President William M. Bulger (D-South Boston) may have illegally aided the project, to which his business partner was a consultant...
...Cox was special prosecutor during the Watergate case but was fired by then-President Richard M. Nixon during the Saturday Night Massacre...