What was President Nixon’s first reaction to the special prosecutor’s request for the Watergate tapes?

Nixon’s first reaction was the Saturday Night Massacre. When the special prosecutor demanded the Watergate tapes, Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to dismiss him; Richardson refused and resigned. Nixon then fired Richardson’s deputy, William Ruckelshaus, after he also refused, before Solicitor General Robert Bork carried out the dismissal. So choice A is the closest match: Nixon fired the attorney general after he refused to fire the special prosecutor.

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