Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lowell House Master William H. Bossert '59 and Leverett House Master John E. Dowling '57 announced earlier this year they would resign this June, freeing up the positions which the two men and their wives and co-Masters, Mary Lee and Judith, have held for a combined total of 40 years...
...could have resisted the trustees'insistence on secrecy," she said. "She could havethreatened to resign if she had to keep secret...Idon't think it's leadership to be president of aneducational organization, negotiating its futurewhile bypassing its constituency...
Richardson's resignation spurred his deputy, who also refused to fire Cox, to resign as well. Nixon was able to convince Solicitor General Robert Bork to fire the special prosecutor, but the series of event, which have since been labeled the "Saturday Night Massacre," increased the pressure on Nixon to resign...
...very clear-cut issue," he says. "When I got the order, I knew that I would resign...
...those who knew Richardson at the time, his stance was not surprising. "I don't think I ever thought that he would [not resign]," Cox says. "The president had a right to have an attorney general who would conform to his instructions; the straight, honest, responsible thing to do was to resign...