02/01/1989
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Well, I think I was unprepared for war."
"President Bush could issue a preemptive pardon like Gerald Ford did for President Nixon, even though he was never charged."
"It's one of the few areas where presidential power can't be challenged in court. It's just the president's alone to exercise."
"President Bush has been very stingy with pardons."