One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
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Carter entered the campaign with a major advantage: Ford was still politically struggling from his controversial decision to pardon disgraced ex-president Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
Carter was critical of Ford for pardoning Richard Nixon and scored more in their three debates, especially when Ford inexplicably insisted there was no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
Recently, we bid farewell to and celebrated the life and service of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president. He was a true statesman, humanitarian and advocate for justice, but, most importantly, he was ...
Carter was critical of Ford for pardoning Richard Nixon and scored more in their three debates, especially when Ford inexplicably insisted there was no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. World ...
However, from August 1974, when Nixon resigned, until Carter’s inauguration in January of 1977, in my estimation Gerald Ford began to restore the Presidency to the generally positive image it ...
Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford may have started as political rivals, but they formed a tight bond behind the scenes, a former White House staffer tells PEOPLE. Their connection would span dec ...
May 1975 - Cambodia seizes the American ship Mayaguez. Ford sends in the Navy, Marines and Air Force. The ship is retaken and the crew of 39 is rescued, although 41 American service members are killed ...