In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardoned
his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may
have committed or participated in while in office.
Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the Watergate scandal.
President Richard Nixon (left) briefs the then House Minority Leader Gerald Ford at the White House October 13, 1973.
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