U.S.A.: INDEPENDENT WATERGATE PROSECUTOR COX IS FIRED AND ATTORNEY GENERAL RICHARDSON RESIGNS IN PROTEST.

Record ID: 1063105

  • Title: U.S.A.: INDEPENDENT WATERGATE PROSECUTOR COX IS FIRED AND ATTORNEY GENERAL RICHARDSON RESIGNS IN PROTEST.
  • Date: 21st October 1973
  • Summary: 1. GV Capital Building 0.08 2. GV John Kennedy memorial PAN TO Watergate Building. 0.19 3. SV INT. Richardson 1.20 4. GV U.S. Court House 1.36 5. SCU Cox speaks, 2.46 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 3: Richardson: "Mr. Cox will have full independence, as far as I am concerned. He will be given upon his appointment full authority to investigate all aspects of the Watergate case itself, and other related matters. Reporter: Mr. Cox, do you feel you've been given enough authority to be totally independent in this serious investigation? SEQ. 5: Cox: I certainly do. The document speaks of full responsibility, it contains an engagement not to countermand -- interfere -- with any of my co-operativities, it directs other people in the Department of Justice to co-operate. And, in every conversation the Secretary and I have had, assures me that those words are to be taken literally, or more than literally, and I think, in addition, that it is inherent in my position. Reporter: What if, in Senator Bird's words, this trail leads into the Oval Office of the White House? Cox: Well as I replied then, the trail should be followed wherever it leads." Cox: "But this changes it. And, I don't think I could properly go on without making it plain that there had been a change. And indeed, I would have no interest in going on, if there really was... a radical change. But it wouldn't be right to continue with the pretence that we have the old arrangement, while it was changed and instructions -- bearing on enormously important aspects of the duty -- had been given. And if they can be given once, they can be given in the future. And, I am afraid if I acquiesced even once, in the hopes of avoiding a confrontation -- then I Would find myself saying, well it isn't worth doing it this time either. So it seemed to me, that I ought to explain what was happening." Initials APSM/2259 APSM/2313 TELERECORDING ELLIOT RICHARDSON INTERVIEWED ON COX'S APPOINTMENT IN MAY 1973 ARCHIBALD COX AT PRESS CONFERENCE. OCTOBER 20TH 1973. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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