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...Russians'. Then he gave a real zinger to the Legionnaires. He opposed a blanket amnesty for the men who had deserted or dodged the draft during Viet Nam, he said, because that implied approval of what they had done. But, he added, "I intend to grant a blanket pardon...
...common-sense qualification was seized upon by Senator Robert Dole, Ford's running mate, whose chief function seems to be to hound the Democratic candidate. Dole had just addressed the Legionnaires in Seattle, where he roused cheers by saying that Ford would give Viet Nam evaders "no blanket pardon, no blanket amnesty, no blanket clemency." Hurrying to Des Moines, Dole noted that Carter had taken two positions on embargoes and, sounding a theme the Republicans are bound to emphasize, cited this as an example of Carter's "unreliable flexibility." Dole was reminded that Ford himself had said flatly...
Among his other problems, the President is burdened by Watergate; memories of Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon will surface often in the next ten weeks. In his keynote address, Baker tried to bury the issue by contending that the Republicans had faced up to it "with honor and dignity." And he carried the battle to the Democrats: "Since then, America has learned a lot about other political abuses in prior Democratic Administrations, and even in the present Democratic Congress?abuses of personal liberties, invasions of privacy and political mischief of the most shocking type. But there...
...Sears was among the earliest to sense that Ford, as an appointed incumbent, was vulnerable, and that his huge budget deficits, Nixon pardon and foreign policy stressing accommodation with Moscow and Peking had created a large Republican constituency for Reagan. Sears' own cool, charm and intelligence guarantee him a role in future campaigns-if he wants one. Sears insists that he wants no part of Ford's campaign. Instead, "I'll go back to practicing law." He believes the wounds from the primaries are still too sore for him to join the President's cause; besides...
...biggest and most bizarre political crime in our history. It touched more fundamental institutions and purposes than any previous corruption. The lingering concern of Americans is demonstrated by many small facts. Fifty-five percent of the people still believe it was wrong for Gerald Ford to pardon Nixon. More than 50 million people have seen the movie All the President's Men since it came out six months ago, putting it in the top 30 alltime big hits. The Woodward-Bernstein book The Final Days has sold 610,000 hardback copies in five months-one of the most successful...