Elliot Richardson
Events (13)
- April 30, 1973: Attorney General Kleindienst, Nixon Staffers Haldeman and John Ehrlichman Resign; White House Counsel Dean Fired 1973-04-30
- April 30, 1973: Nixon Denies Any Involvement in Watergate, Accepts Resignations 1973-04-30
- May 18, 1973: Archibald Cox Named Special Prosecutor for Watergate 1973-05-18
- October 19-20, 1973: ’Saturday Night Massacre;’ Public Demands Impeachment 1973-10-19
- November 1, 1973: Jaworski Replaces Fired Special Prosecutor 1973-11-01
- March 13, 1985: Inslaw Representatives Meet with Deputy Attorney General, Ask for Investigation of PROMIS Affair 1985-03-13
- After March 13, 1985: Justice Department Starts Internal Review of Inslaw Affair, Content of Review Disputed 1985-03-13
- Between June 24, 1985 and September 2, 1987: Justice Department Installs Enhanced PROMIS at Attorneys’ Offices despite Inslaw Protests 1985-06-24
- May 11, 1989: Inslaw Complains about Internal Justice Department Probe of PROMIS Dispute, Requests Appointment of Independent Counsel 1989-05-11
- December 5, 1990: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Inslaw Affair 1990-12-05
- January 14, 1992: Inslaw Lawyer Argues for Renewed Investigation of Reporter’s Death 1992-01-14
- 1990: Court Rules Attorney General Does Not Have to Appoint Special Prosecutor in Inslaw Affair
- Late April 2006: President Bush Personally Refuses to Allow Justice Department Investigation of NSA Wiretapping Program