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Demanded that nixon hand over eight of the tapes. >> eight specific tapes of conversations either in the president's office or on his telephone. >> nixon not only refused but on a saturday night in october 1973 he also ordered his attorney general to fire the special prosecutor. the attorney general was appalled. he said no and resigned. then the president told one of his assistants to call the deputy attorney general. >> i picked the phone up and it was al haig. he said he wanted me to fire cox. and i said i'm not going to do it. >> ruckleshouse refused in a moment of constitutional drama to ...

Archibald cox, to investigate watergate. the special prosecutor then demanded nixon hand over eight of the tapes. >> eight specific tapes of conversations either in the president's office or on his telephone. >> nixon not only refused but on a saturday night in october 1973 he also ordered his attorney general to fire the special prosecutor. the attorney general was appalled. he said no and resigned. then the president told one of his assistants to call the deputy attorney general. >> when i picked the phone up it was al haig. he said he wanted me to fire cox and i said i'm not going to do it....

>> so the deputy attorney general, ruckleshouse, also resigned. >> there will be an announcement out of the white house later on. i can't say a thing. >> there will be? does it have to do with the resignation of the attorney general? >> well, it might. but you'll have to get it from them. >> al haig said, well, your commander in chief is ordering you to do this. i don't know what that added to the discussion. but he said, well, who else is around? i said, well, bob bork is here. he was the number three guy in the department. bork was the last one that was really eligible to do it. >> the comma...

Administration, one of the most ethical men i have ever known, he, too, was not willing to do it. >> so the deputy attorney general, ruckleshouse, also resigned. >> well, there will be an announcement out of the white house later on. >> there will be? does it have to do with the resignation of the attorney general? >> it might. you will have to get it from them. >> al haig said, well, your commander in chief has ordered you do this. i don't know what that added to the discussion. he said, well, who else is around? i said, bob bork is here. he was the number three guy in the department. bork wa...

President's office or on his telephone. >> nixon not only refused but on a saturday night in october 1973 he also ordered his attorney general to fire the special prosecutor. the attorney general was appalled. he said no and resigned. then the president told one of his assistants to call the deputy attorney general. >> i picked the phone up and it was al haig. he said he wanted me to fire cox and i said i'm not going to do it. >> ruckleshouse refused in a moment of constitution of drama to obey a presidential order to fire the special watergate prosecutor. >> first attorney general to say i'm ...