A single signature fired the special prosecutor and toppled a presidency
An acting Justice Department official fires the special prosecutor one Saturday night-how do you fall from that high?
A single signature fired the special prosecutor and toppled a presidency
In this episode, we trace the decisions, promises and chain of events that led from a June break-in at the Watergate complex to an October night when two senior Justice officials refused an order and a third complied. What drove one man to say yes when two said no, and what did that single signature cost the country?
Person: Archibald Cox
Person: Elliot Richardson
Person: William Ruckelshaus
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