Robert Bork20 October 1973
As acting attorney general, carries out Nixon's order and dismisses Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox after two senior Justice Department officials refuse.
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As acting attorney general, carries out Nixon's order and dismisses Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox after two senior Justice Department officials refuse.
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