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Pardon of Richard Nixon

President Ford granted Richard Nixon a full pardon on 8 September 1974.

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8 Sep 1974
Place
Washington, D.C.

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  1. 8 Sep 1974 Pardon of Richard Nixon
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  1. Key Speeches and Writings of Gerald R. Ford (includes remarks of 9 Aug 1974, pardon remarks and Proclamation 4311 of 8 Sept 1974), Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum (National Archives), 1974. Primary record
    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.
  2. Statement Accepting Presidential Pardon, 8 September 1974, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), from the Public Papers of the Presidents, 8 Sep 1974. Scholarship & press
    I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate, particularly when it reached the stage of judicial proceedings and grew from a political scandal into a national tragedy.
  3. Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents). Primary record
    President Ford pardons Richard Nixon.
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