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Summary. Granted a full and unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon. 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 ...
On May 9, 1974, formal hearings in the impeachment inquiry of Nixon began, culminating on July 27–30, 1974, when members of the Democratic-led Judiciary Committee eventually approved three articles of impeachment.
Aug 8, 2019 · Nixon resigned on August 8 and left the office formally on August 9. Today, the Watergate tapes have primarily been kept secret.
Nixon had resigned on August 9, 1974, and Ford pardoned his disgraced predecessor a month later, on September 8.
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 16, 2009 · On October 17, 1974, President Gerald Ford explains to Congress why he had chosen to pardon his predecessor, Richard Nixon, rather than allow Congress to pursue legal action against the...
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The release on August 5, 1974, of the June 23, 1972, tape (which was termed the “Smoking Gun”), appeared to undermine Nixon’s contention that he was not involved in the Watergate cover-up. The reaction to the tape caused Nixon’s remaining political support in Congress to collapse.
