Complex sentence: In May 1973, Nixon's Attorney General Elliot Richardson appointed Archibald Cox to the position of special prosecutor, charged with investigating the break-in; in October Nixon arranged to have Cox fired in the Saturday Night Massacre.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 1973, Nixon's Attorney General, Elliot Richardson, appointed Archibald Cox to the position of special prosecutor, charged with investigating the break-in. In October Nixon arranged to have Cox fired in the Saturday Night Massacre.