From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
The unpardonable pardons
During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke that made the rounds. It went something like this: As Nixon was making his ...
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It was St. Patrick's Day in 1976, and President Gerald Ford wanted to dance ... Barrett was assigned to the White House only weeks before Richard Nixon resigned. He was aboard the presidential ...
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Richard Nixon, the pariah: Things fall apart
President Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon a month later to his ... for this article was sourced from Farrell’s 2017 book “Richard Nixon: The Life,” Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1989 book “Nixon ...
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Gerald Ford’s son reads dad’s touching eulogy for Jimmy Carter
MORE: Jimmy Carter funeral: Watch live Gerald Ford took office following the Watergate scandal. Ford had been appointed vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned, then ascended to the presidency when ...
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Biden’s pardon of Jan. 6 committee may be controversial, but it’s not a first | Opinion
Other presidents such as Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford ... pardons have the most similarities to President Ford’s pardon for President Richard Nixon. During a very controversial time in United ...