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On the recordSeptember 7, 1974
And I have sought such guidance and searched my own conscience with special diligence to determine the right thing for me to do with respect to my predecessor in this place, Richard Nixon, and his loyal wife and family. Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that only I can do that, and if I can, I must.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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msnbc.com

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Gerald Ford reflects on the difficult decision to pardon Richard Nixon.

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