Word: pardon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past few months, the Republicans' chances have resembled an erratic fever chart. After Richard Nixon's resignation, the party hoped to lose no more than 20 House seats. Then came the pardon. Says a G.O.P. Congressman from New Jersey: "I think Republicans in each congressional district picked up 20,000 votes when Nixon resigned, and lost 10,000 when Ford pardoned...
Ford's successful congressional career was based on the premise that there were right times "to give a little in order to get a little." In oversimplified terms, the pardon came down to a compromise, the kind he had negotiated as minority leader. The nation's problems needed attention, but they would not have it if everyone was preoccupied with the pardon and the tapes...
That sense stayed with him until the press conference, and it became part of his decision to pardon. On the playing field, Ford had never been vindictive. As a congressional leader, he had held magnificent grudges, then wiped them out after the issues had been resolved. The same logic compelled him in Nixon's pardon...
...fortnight ago Nixon phoned Ford. Nixon said that he was sorry for all the trouble the pardon had caused. Then he offered to send the pardon back if it would help. No, said Ford, he did not want that. He told the ex-President to stand firm. It would blow over. Ford told Nixon that he thought his decision was the right one. He still feels that...
...Commitment. During his testimony, Rockefeller found himself asked to judge the actions of both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He declared that Nixon's acceptance of his pardon was "tantamount to admitting guilt." While he called the pardon "an act of conscience, compassion and courage," Rockefeller said that his "total inclination" was not to grant a similar pardon if he should ever have to sit in judgment on Jerry Ford. Yet Rockefeller refused to say that he would never grant a pardon under any circumstances...