In a long career in government and private industry, Mr. Ruckelshaus was widely promoted as “Mr. ADShortly afterward, Gen. Alexander Haig, Nixon’s chief of staff, phoned Mr. Ruckelshaus and instructed him to fire Cox. Mr. Ruckelshaus, who had promised the Senate during confirmation hearings that he would protect Cox, refused to carry out Nixon’s order and then resigned. The duties of the attorney general were transferred to Solicitor General Robert H. Bork, who agreed to fire Cox. Clean’ turns ‘Garbage Man’ ” — Mr. Ruckelshaus replied in a letter to the editor: “You did your usual thorough and fair job.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 19:18 UTC