Statement on Presidential Clemency and Pardons
09/10/1974
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For these reasons, I recommend that the Senate give prompt consideration to these protocols and give its advice and cons...
Excellence has its own reward, not only to those who strive for it but also to the free society which encourages it.
The Administrator shall consult with appropriate Executive agencies.
When I took office in 1974, I found many of our regulatory laws outdated and unintelligible.