Historical FigureMale
Elliot Richardson
1920 – 1999
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryElliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Richardson is one of two persons to hold four cabinet positions, the other being George Shultz. As United States attorney general, Richardson played a prominent role in the Watergate scandal when he resigned in protest against President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His resignation precipitated a crisis of confidence in Nixon which ultimately led to the president's resignation.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 20, 1920
Boston
Date of death
December 31, 1999
Boston
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
juristpoliticianlawyerdiplomatambassadorlieutenant governor
Awards & honours
Purple HeartPresidential Medal of FreedomFour Freedoms Award – Freedom from FearLasker-Bloomberg Public Service AwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Scienceshonorary doctor of the University of Miami
- Field and occupation
- právnik, Spojené štáty americké
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