I Would Hope That Understanding And Reconciliation

We Are Bound Together By The Most Powerful Of All Ties, Our Fervent Love For Freedom And Independence, Which Knows No Homeland But The Human Heart.

An Impeachable Offense Is Whatever A Majority Of The House Of Representatives Considers It To Be At A Given Moment In History.

My Goal Is For A Cooperative World At Peace, Using Its Resources To Build, Not To Destroy.

I Am A Ford, Not A Lincoln.

Now, Therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President Of The United States, Pursuant To The Pardon Power Conferred Upon Me By Article Ii, Section 2, Of The Constitution, Have Granted And By These Presents Do Grant A Full, Free, And Absolute Pardon Unto Richard Nixon For All Offenses Against The United States Which He, Richard Nixon, Has Committed Or May Have Committed Or Taken Part In During The Period From January 20, 1969 Through August 9, 1974.