Archibald Cox: Conscience Of A Nation
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738201472 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A Terrific Biography Of An Extraordinary Individual!" according to Barron Laycock. In a time curiously bereft of public heroes, the life and achievements of Professor Archibald Cox of Harvard University stands in bold relief as a reminder of what a man of singular dedication, an ethic of public service, and a lifetime of professional integrity can do to change the course of history. This wonderful bio. A role model for all attorneys. The legal profession has been sinking ever lower in public opinion polls. Archibald Cox's life and character should serve as an aspirational role model for all lawyers. Cox was a participant in may of the major events of the middle third of the twentieth century, and through quiet integrity and commitment he helped shap. "This is an amazing story that Gormley writes so well" according to Sandy. This is an amazing story that Gormley writes so well. I was in high school when Watergate was going on and I read All the President's Men and watched the hearings. As an adult it was so gratifying to read this well written account.
Immediately public opinion swung against the president and turned Cox into a heroseemingly Washington’s last honest man.Cox’s life was distinguished well before that Saturday night. By October 1973 special prosecutor Archibald Cox was tracing the Watergate cover-up to the Oval Office. He exemplified what we want lawyers to be. At its core Archibald Cox is the story of a Yankee who went to Washington but refused to leave his principles behind.. In the Saturday Night Massacre” two heads of the Justice Department quit before Nixon found a subordinate (Robert Bork) willing to fire Cox. He had been a clerk for the legendary judge Learned Hand, a distinguished professor at Harvard Law School, and the Solicitor General, arguing many Supreme Court cases. President Nixon demanded that he stop
Kennedy. In an era when special prosecutors have become common fixtures in controversial news stories, Gormley's portrait reveals how one man carried out the responsibilities of that office with such integrity and class as to rally a nation behind him. Starting out as a clerk for Learned Hand, Cox went on to become a professor at Harvard Law School and an advisor to then-senator John F. Although Archibald Cox is best remembered as the special prosecutor whom President Nixon fired in the infamous "Saturday Night Massacre" for his investigation into Watergate, Ken Gormley's biography reveals the full extent of Cox's distinguished career as a public servant. . When Kennedy became pres