Saturday Night Massacre
Or
Watergate Down
Saturday witnessed the death of two central figures in the Watergate aftermath. Archibald Cox, who had been appointed as the lead special prosecutor of the Republican break-in at the Watergate Hotel, and did his job just a little too well, died at the age of 92. Cox had demanded tape recordings made at the White House, and President Nixon had demanded he give up his demands. Cox didn’t, so Nixon ordered him fired. The Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General both resigned rather than comply, but Solicitor Robert Bork kicked him to the curb. The departures were dubbed the Saturday Night Massacre, and the public outcry contributed to Nixon’s eventual resignation. Also deleted from the eternal transcript was Sam Dash, the chief counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate, best known for his televised interrogations into the secret White House recording system.
Watergate Down
Saturday witnessed the death of two central figures in the Watergate aftermath. Archibald Cox, who had been appointed as the lead special prosecutor of the Republican break-in at the Watergate Hotel, and did his job just a little too well, died at the age of 92. Cox had demanded tape recordings made at the White House, and President Nixon had demanded he give up his demands. Cox didn’t, so Nixon ordered him fired. The Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General both resigned rather than comply, but Solicitor Robert Bork kicked him to the curb. The departures were dubbed the Saturday Night Massacre, and the public outcry contributed to Nixon’s eventual resignation. Also deleted from the eternal transcript was Sam Dash, the chief counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate, best known for his televised interrogations into the secret White House recording system.
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