Archibald Cox appointed as Watergate prosecutor 40 years ago today (1973)


Video: May 18, 1973 (at 6:46)

(Friday, May 18, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Attorney General-designate Elliot L. Richard today turned over prosecution of Watergate, one of the biggest political scandals in history, to a Democrat, Archibald Cox (pictured left), a former federal official and now a Harvard professor of law.