October 19th, 1973
President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court demand to turn over the Watergate tapes. event on October 19, 1973. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around October 19, 1973
| October 20th, 1973 | Event | The Saturday Night Massacre: President Nixon fires Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork. |
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