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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 See an error in our reporting? Send us an email by clicking here! Copyright 2025 WTAP. All rights reserved.
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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") *See an error in our reporting? Send us an email by* [*clicking here\!*](https://wtap.com/page/report-errors-to-wtap "https://wtap.com/page/report-errors-to-wtap") *Copyright 2025 WTAP. All rights reserved.*
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