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oct 20, 1973 - Saturday Night Massacre

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Nixon fires judge Archibald Cox and the special prosecutor. Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus resign. After the Saturday Night Massacre, Leon Jaworski was appointed special prosecutor.

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oct 20, 1973
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~ 52 years ago