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  1. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › fordPresident Ford explains his pardon of Nixon to Congress - HISTORY

    Nov 16, 2009 · On October 17, 1974, President Gerald Ford explains to Congress why he had chosen to pardon his predecessor, Richard Nixon, rather than allow Congress to pursue legal action against the...

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  3. www.gilderlehrman.org › history-resourcesPresident Ford’s statement on pardoning Richard Nixon, 1974

    In this speech before the Congressional Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, of October 17, 1974, President Gerald Ford explains his decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal.

  4. www.archivesfoundation.org › documents › richardRichard Nixon’s Resignation Letter and Gerald Ford’s Pardon

    In his televised address announcing the pardon, President Ford said that trying President Nixon would only further inflame political passions and prevent the country from moving forward. He also said that Nixon and his family had suffered enough, that he might not be able to receive a fair trial, and that a trial might prove inconclusive.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pardon_of_Richard_NixonPardon of Richard Nixon - Wikipedia

    Pen used by President Gerald R. Ford to pardon Richard Nixon on September 8, 1974, in the collection of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Following Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, the Nixons flew to their home La Casa Pacifica in San Clemente, California.

  6. www.history.com › ford-pardons-nixonFord pardons Nixon | September 8, 1974 - HISTORY

    Nov 24, 2009 · In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.

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  7. www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov › nixon-pardonNixon Pardon | Gerald R. Ford

    On Sunday, September 8, 1974, President Ford addressed the nation from the Oval Office to announce his decision to “grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed.”.

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  9. www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov › the-fords › gerald-rKey Speeches and Writings of Gerald R. Ford

    President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4311, Granting a Pardon to Richard Nixon. September 8, 1974. By the President of the United States of America a Proclamation. Richard Nixon became the thirty-seventh President of the United States on January 20, 1969 and was reelected in 1972 for a second term by the electors of forty-nine of the fifty ...