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1. Like him or not but Jerry Ford was a good man.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Aug 8, 2017, 02:50 PM

Aug 2017

Now, I am sure that some kind of deal was in place to keep Nixon out of
prison but President Ford is on the record as saying that after he took office
he was spending >50% of his time on "watergate and Nixon stuff" and so
he pardoned Nixon in order to move on and do his job.

BTW in Spring of 1975 when all the war hawks wanted to go back into
Vietnam Ford said no.

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Like him or not but Jerry Ford was a good man. Botany Aug 2017 #1

I agree. sandensea Aug 2017 #2

I don't think either Carter or Ford were in over their heads Botany Aug 2017 #3

I disagree with what he did.... cab67 Aug 2017 #4