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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Tue Feb 14, 2017, 01:23 PM Feb 2017

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The Nixon pardon for reference.

Now, Therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do 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 or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.

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And it really pissed off a lot of people and was a big factor The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #1

The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. And it really pissed off a lot of people and was a big factor

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Tue Feb 14, 2017, 01:35 PM

Feb 2017

in Ford's losing the 1976 election.

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