Abstract
This article examines the career and ideas of Elliot Richardson as an exemplar of integrity and public service. The analysis proceeds from an overview of Richardson’s career to an examination of his acts as a political appointee and his stance toward career civil servants. It then discusses his confrontation with President Nixon over the Watergate special prosecutor, which ended in his resignation. It concludes by analyzing the ideas about government that underpinned Richardson’s public acts.
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