Barrett was Ford’s military attaché, carrying the briefcase always within reach of the president. It was dubbed the political ...

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A campaign cruising into October with debates looming as the last, best hope for a turnaround before Election Day. Just like hapless Democratic challenger Walter Mondale in 1984, GOP nominee Bob Dole ...

[11] [10] Yes. Presidents have issued preemptive pardons for individuals who may be suspected of wrongdoing but have yet to be charged or convicted. In fact, Gerald Ford’s pardoning of Richard Nixon ...

Gavin Newsom of California issued 16 pardons and commuted the sentences ... heroism at the risk of his own life” from President Nixon in 1971. He returned home with post-traumatic stress ...

In 1988, the site was expanded and renamed to honor former first lady Betty Ford since she and her husband, former president Gerald Ford, were passionate part-time local residents. Betty Ford was ...

Gavin Newsom on Friday granted executive clemency in 25 separate cases, including cases originating in Stanislaus and Yuba counties.One of the men pardoned ... Richard Nixon in 1971, the ...

To learn about the life of the 38th president of the United States, consider a visit to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Though he was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ford spent much of his life ...

In today’s America, where President Donald Trump returned to the White House and within hours pardoned some 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters, Kelley's two-month prison sentence for his actions that winter ...