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Sep 16, 2011 · On Sept. 16, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford issued a proclamation that offered amnesty to those who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. Mr. Ford also granted amnesty to those in the...
Sep 16, 2018 · President Gerald Ford, a World War II veteran, issued a conditional amnesty on this day in 1974 to members of the Armed Forces who had deserted during the Vietnam War. To qualify, the...
Sep 16, 1974 · Ford unveils his controversial clemency plan for Vietnam Era Draft Evaders which calls for draft evaders to "earn their return to the mainstream of American society."
In September 1974, President Gerald R. Ford offered a conditional amnesty program for draft dodgers that required them to work in alternative service occupations for periods of six to 24 months. [60] At the same time, an offer of prison-release was made to resisters who had remained in the U.S. and had been imprisoned for the offense.
The original documents are located in Box 6, folder “Ford Foundation Information Paper on Veterans, Deserters, and Draft Evaders” of the Charles E. Goodell Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
President Gerald Ford signed a proclamation in 1974 that granted conditional amnesty to draft evaders, provided they work in a public service job for up to two years. Those who had evaded the draft by leaving the country were not eligible for a conditional pardon.
amnesty was given, provides an exact precedent for deserters or draft evaders from the Vietnam war period. The purpose of the contemplated program for reconciliation in the case of Vietnam war resisters would be to give those individuals an opportunity to "earn their way back" into American society, thereby promoting national
