... 's office had not requested the secret tapes of Nixon discussing the Watergate incident with his executives. Although the court had ordered Nixon to surrender the actual tapes, Nixon sent out summaries. He became upset when Cox repeatedly went after the tapes. Nixon gave Cox direct orders to stop trying to seize them. Cox responded to this by holding a press conference where ... ...

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... private reviewal. After that Nixon offers a compromise to the Committee in which he proposes that John Stennis, Democratic Senator from Mississippi be permitted to listen to the tapes and prepare summaries for Cox. Cox rejects the Stennis Compromise. On October 20, after Cox's rejection Nixon orders Elliot Richardson his Attorney-General to fire Archibald Cox. Richardson refuses and resigns in protest ... ...

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