Word: ruckelshauses
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...surprising that Mr. Nixon would fire his employees Cox and Ruckelshaus and force the resignation of Richardson. These are men of principle and stature, each regarding the law with reverence and humility. Based on President Nixon's past associations, it is understandable that he would be uncomfortable in such company...
...They may have been slow to arrive at this point, preferring to hope through the summer and early fall that there would be no more scandals in the Administration and that the question of the tapes would be settled neatly by the courts. The loss of Cox, Richardson and Ruckelshaus changed all that. Suddenly it seemed that the messages coming over the Rockies from Washington were...
...Philadelphia embraced recently, President Nixon. Traditionally a Democratic stronghold, Philadelphia bought, part and parcel, the Nixon version of peace, economics and all-American morality. Each successive revelation of the past six months has hit the one-time supporters of both Rizzo and Nixon hard. When Nixon fired Cox and Ruckelshaus, and Elliot Richardson resigned, the last of Nixon's supporters in Philadelphia turned on him with a vengeance...
Bork says that he agreed to fire Cox, after Elliot Richardson and his former deputy William Ruckelshaus refused, because "I believe a President has the right to discharge any member of the Executive branch." At first he thought that he should tender his own resignation after carrying out the order, as proof that he was not merely clearing his own way to a better job. Richardson urged Bork to stay on "to keep the department running," but Bork has made it plain that he has no desire to make his arrangement permanent. The post no longer looks inviting "after...
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...