margin-right:0in">The White House decided to fire Cox. It was un-able, however, to make either Richardson or his deputy William Ruckelshaus carry out the order. Each resigned in turn rather than fire Archibald Cox, al-though the White House later claimed it fired Ruckels-haus. Solicitor General Robert Bork (third in line at the Justice Department) in a face-to-face meeting with the president agreed to issue the order as the acting at-torney general and he also decided not to resign after terminating Cox. As for the termination itself, Bork sent a written order to Cox by messenger that evening to Cox's home.

 

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