Gerald R. Ford

Well, it was a festering sore and involved tens of thousands of young men

Well, it was a festering sore and involved tens of thousands of young men

So after I made my inaugural speech, before I even left, the site. I went just inside the door at the National Capitol and I signed the pardon for those young men. And yes, I think it was the right thing to do. I thought that it was time to get it over with. I think the same attitude that President Ford had in giving Nixon a pardon.

So after I made my inaugural speech, before I even left, the site. I went just inside the door at the National Capitol and I signed the pardon for those young men. And yes, I think it was the right thing to do. I thought that it was time to get it over with. I think the same attitude that President Ford had in giving Nixon a pardon.

Well, it was a festering sore and involved tens of thousands of young men

So after I made my inaugural speech, before I even left, the site. I went just inside the door at the National Capitol and I signed the pardon for those young men. And yes, I think it was the right thing to do. I thought that it was time to get it over with. I think the same attitude that President Ford had in giving Nixon a pardon.