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| Boilerpipe Text | PARKERSBURG,
W.Va
. (WTAP) - 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 on this day in 1974. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the
Watergate scandal
.
Source:
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon
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# This Day in History: Sept. 8, 2025
This Day in History: Sept. 8, 2025
By [Phyllis Smith](https://www.wtap.com/authors/phyllis-smith/)
Published: Sep. 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM EDT
PARKERSBURG, [W.Va](https://w.va/ "https://W.Va") . (WTAP) - In a controversial executive action, President [Gerald Ford](https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford) [pardons his disgraced predecessor](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-signing-proclamation-granting-pardon-richard-nixon) [Richard M. Nixon](https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon) for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office on this day in 1974. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the [Watergate scandal](http://www.history.com/topics/watergate).
Source: [www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon "https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon")
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| Readable Markdown | PARKERSBURG, [W.Va](https://w.va/ "https://W.Va") . (WTAP) - In a controversial executive action, President [Gerald Ford](https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford) [pardons his disgraced predecessor](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-signing-proclamation-granting-pardon-richard-nixon) [Richard M. Nixon](https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon) for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office on this day in 1974. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the [Watergate scandal](http://www.history.com/topics/watergate).
Source: [www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon "https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-8/ford-pardons-nixon")
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