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Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. As a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977, Richardson is one of two men in United States history to hold four cabinet positions.
By NEIL A. LEWIS. Elliot L. Richardson, the archetype of the cultivated New England Brahmin who served in an astonishingly broad range of high public positions, and who was best known for his...
Jan 1, 2000 · Elliot L. Richardson, 79, who shocked the nation and stunned the Republican Party in 1973 by resigning as U.S. attorney general when directed by President Richard M. Nixon to fire the special...
- Bart Barnes
At 7, Haig called back to read Richardson a ''Dear Elliot'' letter from Nixon. It instructed Richardson to order Cox not to subpoena anything more from the White House. Richardson was furious, but ...
Jan 1, 2001 · lliot L. Richardson, the archetype of the cultivated New England Brahmin who served in an astonishingly broad range of high public positions, and who was best known for his refusal during...
Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. As a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977, Richardson is one of two men in United States history to hold four cabinet positions.
May 21, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Elliot L. Richardson, who served in four different cabinet positions under three U.S. presidents. He resigned as attorney general in 1973 rather than fire the Watergate prosecutor, and later became ambassador to Great Britain and commerce secretary.
