Later Life
He served as special assistant to President Eisenhower, January 1957-January 1958, for the Middle East, following announcement of the Eisenhower Doctrine. With this position, Richards held rank of ambassador. Following this, he resided in Lancaster, South Carolina and resumed the practice of law. Richards died there on February 21, 1979 and was interred in Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Liberty Hill, S. C.
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