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Gerald Ford DS

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Gerald Ford DS
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Souvenir copy of Gerald Ford's official pardon of Richard Nixon, signed ''G. Ford''. Document, with a ''White House'' header, details Ford's controversial pardon of his predecessor. Reads in part: ''…The prospects of such trial will cause prolonged and divisive debate over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation a man who has already paid the unprecedented penalty of relinquishing the highest elective office…I, Gerald Ford, President…have granted…absolute pardon…'' Document measures 6.25'' x 9.25'' on one page. Fine.