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Elliot Richardson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served in four cabinet positions under Presidents Nixon and Ford. He resigned as Attorney General in 1973 over the Watergate scandal and later became Secretary of Commerce under Ford.
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 refusal during...
Jan 1, 2001 · A June 1998 file photo showing former U.S. Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson, who died Friday, Dec. 31. Richardson died at the Massachusetts General Hospital from complications after a...
May 21, 2018 · Elliot Richardson was a Harvard-educated lawyer who served in four different cabinet positions under three presidents. He resigned as attorney general in 1973 rather than fire the Watergate prosecutor, and became a symbol of integrity and courage in the face of Nixon's abuse of power.
Richardson was hours away from ringing in the darkest period of Richard Nixon's presidency by quitting as attorney general during the Saturday Night Massacre. He had left the office furious,...
Elliot L. Richardson was a Harvard-educated lawyer and politician who served as secretary of defense for less than four months in 1973. He supported President Nixon's policies on defense issues, but resigned as attorney general after refusing to fire a Watergate special prosecutor.
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Elliot L. Richardson was a Harvard-educated lawyer and politician who served in various roles in the Nixon administration, including secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, secretary of Defense, and attorney general. He resigned from the latter position in 1973 after refusing to fire the Watergate special prosecutor, and later became ambassador to Britain and secretary of Commerce under Ford and Carter.