Hundreds of thousands of telegrams were sent out to protest this event, whose central figure went on to become chair of the lobby group Common Cause. John Chancellor described it as "what may be the most serious Constitutional crisis" in American history when reporting about it on NBC, though it was Ronald Ziegler who first publicly announced its occurrence. Peter Rodino ordered the launching of a formal investigation in response to this event, which was prompted by the rejection of a compromise plan in which John Stennis would verify the accuracy of released transcripts from eight subpoenaed tapes. William Ruckelshaus stepped down before Robert Bork completed, FTP, 
Hundreds of thousands of telegrams were sent out to protest this event, whose central figure went on to become chair of the lobby group Common Cause. John Chancellor described it as "what may be the most serious Constitutional crisis" in American history when reporting about it on NBC, though it was Ronald Ziegler who first publicly announced its occurrence. Peter Rodino ordered the launching of a formal investigation in response to this event, which was prompted by the rejection of a compromise plan in which John Stennis would verify the accuracy of released transcripts from eight subpoenaed tapes. William Ruckelshaus stepped down before Robert Bork completed, FTP, what event that also saw Elliot Richardson resign, the controversial firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox at the order of President Nixon?
Hundreds of thousands of telegrams were sent out to protest this event, whose central figure went on to become chair of the lobby group Common Cause.
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