Gerald Ford
Republican President Gerald Ford pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 409 people during his term. Among them are:
- Richard Nixon – Granted a full and unconditional pardon just before he could be indicted.
- Robert E. Lee – full rights of citizenship were posthumously restored
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino – "Tokyo Rose" – only U.S. citizen convicted of treason to be pardoned
- Vietnam draft dodgers – Ford offered conditional amnesty to over 50,000 draft dodgers.
Read more about this topic: List Of People Pardoned Or Granted Clemency By The President Of The United States
Famous quotes containing the word ford:
“Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper together those opposite elements of liberty and restraint into one consistent whole. Let us set an example for the world of a law-abiding America glorying in its freedom as well as its respect for law.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)