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John J. Sirica, 78, chief judge of Washington's Federal District Court. Nicknamed "Maximum John" for his tough sentences, Sirica never believed defense argument that Watergate burglars had acted alone and said so from bench. Survived massive heart attack in 1976, thanks to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Retired from full-time bench duty in 1977, but still handles civil suits, gets full salary of $70,300. His autobiography To Set the Record Straight (sold almost 100,000 copies in hard-cover), written with help of TIME Senior Correspondent John F. Stacks, is being made into TV movie.
The Leading Actor
Richard M. Nixon, 69, 37th President U.S. Resigned Aug. 9, 1974, rather face almost certain impeachment House of Representatives and from office in Senate trial. Pardoned his successor, Gerald Ford, on Sept. 8, 1974. Writes books, travels. Lives in Saddle N.J.
— By Ed Magnuson.
Reported by Hays Gorey/Washington with U.S bureaus with U.S.
* Attorney General Elliot Richardson, 61, who quit rather than carry out order to fire Cox, practices law in Washington. Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, 49, who also refused, is senior vice president of Weyerhaeuser Co. in Tacoma, Wash. Robert Bork, 55, third-ranking Justice Department official who did dismiss Cox, was appointed federal appeals court judge by President Reagan in 1981.