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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...
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    Saturday, October 20, Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Archibald Cox; Richardson refused and resigned effective immediately. Nixon...
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  • producer Elliot Richardson, American politician Elliot Rodger, English-American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2014 Isla Vista killings Elliot Simmons...
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    Daniel Evans with 0% Elliot Richardson with 3%, Mark Hatfield and James Buckley with 2% each, and Edward Brooke with 1% Elliot Richardson with 4%, James Buckley...
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    garnered nationwide attention and public interest. Attorney General Elliot Richardson appointed Archibald Cox as a special prosecutor for Watergate in May...
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    later payments. On July 3, Beall informed the new Attorney General, Elliot Richardson. At the end of the month Nixon, through his chief of staff, Alexander...
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  • received 1,187 votes and Reagan received 1,070 votes, another candidate, Elliot Richardson, received only 1 vote, this was one of the biggest controversies at...
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    1976 – March 3, 1977 President Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Preceded by Elliot Richardson Succeeded by Kingman Brewster Counselor to the President In office...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    to have held four different Cabinet-level posts, the other being Elliot Richardson. Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Ronald...
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    Kleindienst in April 1973, replacing Kleindienst with Elliot Richardson. With Nixon's permission, Richardson appointed Archibald Cox as an independent special...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    matched up best with Elliot Richardson, the leading Republican candidate. Both candidates focused their attacks on Elliot Richardson, with Shannon stressing...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    him U.S. Attorney General. Saxbe was the permanent replacement for Elliot Richardson, who had been dismissed by Nixon during the Watergate scandal's so-called...
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    following the "Saturday Night Massacre", in which U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus both resigned. Served...
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    From 1973 to 1977, there were three secretaries worth mentioning: Elliot Richardson, James Schlesinger, and Donald Rumsfeld. Schlesinger's tenure as secretary...
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    at 6 years, 306 days. The shortest-serving secretary of defense is Elliot Richardson, who served 114 days and then was appointed U.S. attorney general...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    1973 – August 8, 1975 President Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Preceded by Elliot Richardson Succeeded by F. David Mathews 20th Director of the Office of Management...
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    ties with the Nixon administration. In May 1973, Attorney General Elliot Richardson appointed Archibald Cox to the position of special prosecutor, charged...
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    would work better with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger than would Elliot Richardson, his original pick for the CIA post. The 1988 presidential election...
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    as Ford won with 1187 votes to 1070 votes for Reagan (and one for Elliot Richardson of Massachusetts). Conservatives succeeded in inserting several key...
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    President Richard Nixon Preceded by Wilbur J. Cohen Succeeded by Elliot Richardson 38th Lieutenant Governor of California In office January 2, 1967 –...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    the Texas oil tycoon Sid W. Richardson and Perry Bass, Richardson's nephew and partner, both of Fort Worth. Richardson's empire in the 1950s was estimated...
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    (1969–1973) Elliot Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–1974) Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) Elliot Richardson...
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    Nixon Aides, Kleindienst Out; President Accepts Full Responsibility; Richardson Will Conduct New Probe". washingtonpost.com. Jackson, Robert L. (4 February...
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    no surprise when President Nixon on November 28, 1972, nominated Elliot Richardson to succeed him. In his final report in January 1973, Laird listed...
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