The Nixon pardon of Sept. 8, 1974, caused a political and legal earthquake that still reverberates in the age of Trump. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the ...

Experts on pardons said they could think of only one other person who has received a presidential pardon so sweeping in generations: Nixon, who was given a blanket pardon by Gerald Ford in 1974.

1974: Ford pardons Nixon. Ford pardoned Nixon in 1974 after the latter resigned during the Watergate scandal, in which evidence emerged that he was indeed involved in shielding allies who broke ...

WASHINGTON - Fifty years ago, newly installed President Gerald Ford simply got tired of questions about the legal fate of resigned predecessor Richard Nixon. So, on Sept. 8, 1974, Ford went ahead and ...

Eyebrow-raising pardons by presidents aren’t new in American history. ... The moment on Aug. 9, 1974 when Nixon, having resigned from office, ...

Ford's power to pardon Nixon—at any time—of crimes he might have committed provided a whip hand that strengthened his resolve and his conviction that the country, despite a new Gallup poll ...

When President Ford pardoned President Nixon, he gave a nine-minute address to the American people. "Difficult decisions always come to this desk," Ford said at the time. "Someone must write the end.

Other historic pardons include former President Richard Nixon's pardon by his vice president, Gerald Ford, who took over the Oval Office when Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal ...

Richard Nixon’s presidency left a complex, indelible mark on American history, defined by sweeping reforms, Cold War ...

From Hunter Biden to Richard Nixon: Most controversial presidential pardons in history - President Joe Biden offered his son a sweeping pardon for all crimes that may have been committed between ...

Other historic pardons include former President Richard Nixon's pardon by his vice president, Gerald Ford, who took over the Oval Office when Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal ...

Other historic pardons include former President Richard Nixon's pardon by his vice president, Gerald Ford, who took over the Oval Office when Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal ...