Elliot Richardson

Elliot Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than obey President Nixon’s order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

Date of birth:
20th July, 1920
Date of death:
31st December, 1999
"Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice?"
― Elliot Richardson
Topic(s): Legal
"I thought I was going to be killed. The casualties were so heavy, it was just a given. I learned to take each day, each mission, as it came. That’s an attitude I’ve carried into my professional life. I take each case, each job, as it comes."
― Elliot Richardson
Topic(s): Attitude

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