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Proclamation 4311 was a presidential proclamation issued by President of the United States Gerald Ford on September 8, 1974, granting a full and unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon, his predecessor, for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president.
On Sunday, September 8, 1974, President Ford addressed the nation from the Oval Office to announce his decision to “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.”
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 ...
Sep 8, 2022 · This month’s annotated document is Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. The text links to scholarship illuminating the historical, political, and sociological conditions that came before, during, and after the civil, criminal, and constitutional crises of the Nixon Presidency.
Sep 8, 2011 · On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a pardon to former President Richard M. Nixon — who had resigned just a month earlier — for any crimes he may have committed during the...
Nov 24, 2009 · In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.
President Gerald R. Ford's Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon
