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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 34, folder \"Nixon Pardon - Nixon Statement,\n9/8/74\" of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nExact duplicates within this folder were not digitized.\nDigitized from Box 34 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nSan Clemente, California\nSTATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON\nSEPTEMBER 8, 1974\nI have been informed that President Ford has granted\nme a full and absolute pardon for any charges which\nmight be brought against me for actions taken during\nthe time I was President of the United States. In\naccepting this pardon, I hope that his compassionate\nact will contribute to lifting the burden of Watergate\nfrom our country.\nHere in California, my perspective on Watergate is\nquite different than it was while I was embattled\nin the midst of the controversy, and while I was\nstill subject to the unrelenting daily demands of\nthe Presidency itself.\nLooking back on what is still in my mind a complex\nand confusing maze of events, decisions, pressures,\nand personalities, one thing I can see clearly now\nis that I was wrong in not acting more decisively\nand more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate,\nparticularly when it reached the stage of judicial\nproceedings and grew from a political scandal into\na national tragedy.\n2\nNo words can describe the depth of my regret and\npain at the anguish my mistakes over Watergate have\ncaused the Nation and the Presidency --- a Nation\nI so deeply love, and an institution I so greatly\nrespect.\nI know that many fair-minded people believe that my\nmotivations and actions in the Watergate affair\nwere intentionally self-serving and illegal. I now\nunderstand how my own mistakes and misjudgments\nhave contributed to that belief and seemed to support\nit. This burden is the heaviest one of all\nto bear.\nThat the way I tried to deal with Watergate was the\nwrong way is a burden I shall bear for every day\nof the life that is left to me.\n# # #\nFORD\nCERITO\nSAN CLEMENTE FACSIMILE HEADER SLIP\n0\nU\nPRECEDENCE\nCLASSIFICATY\nFROM: Ann Grier\nTO: Connie Girard\nINFO:\nLDX\nPAGES 2\nDACOM 034\nGPS\nTTY\nSSN\nDTG 0815357\nTOR 0815347\n'74 SEP 8 AM\nSPECIAL INSTRUCTION:\nWODS vndis\nWHITE HOUSE\n11:29 29\nFORD : LIBRARY\nSan Clemento, California\nSTATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON\nI have been informed that President Ford nas granted\nme a full and absolute pardon for any charges which\nmight be brought against me for actions taken during\nthe time I was President of the United States. In\naccepting this pardon, I hope that his compassionate\nact will contribute to lifting the burden of Watergan\nfrom our country.\nHere in California, my perspective on Watergate is\nquite different than it was while I was embataled\nin the midst of the controversy, and while I WAS\nstill subject to the unrelenting daily demands of\nthe Presidency itself.\nLooking back on what is still in my mind a complex\nand confusing maze of events, decisions, pressures.\nand personalities, one thing I can see clearly now\nis that I was wrong in not acting more decisively\nand more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate,\nparticularly when it reached the stage of judicial\n-\nproceedings and grew from a political scandal into\na national tragedy.\n2\nNo words can describe the depth of my regret and\npain at the anguish my mistakes over Watergate have\ncaused the Nation and the Presidency\n-------------------------\na Namion\nI so deeply love, and an institution I so greatly\nrespect.\nI know that many fair-minded people believe that my\nmotivations and actions in the Watergate affair\nwere intentionally self-serving and illegal. I now\nunderstand how my own mistakes and misjudgments\nhave contributed to that belief and seemed to support\nit. This burden is the heaviest one of all\nto bear.\nThat the way I. tried to deal with Watergate was the\nwrong way is a burden I shall bear for every day\nof the life that is left to me.\n#\n#\n#\ncyo\nto be used\nwhen filed duting\norder\nSeptember 8, 1974\nSan Clemente, California\nSTATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON\nI have been informed that President Ford has granted me a full and absolute\npardon for any charges which might be brought against me for actions taken\nduring the time I was President of the United States. In accepting this\npardon, I hope that his compassionate act will contribute to lifting the\nburden of Watergate from our country.\nHere in California, my perspective on Watergate is quite different than it\nwas while I was embattled in the midst of the controversy, and while I was\nstill subject to the unrelenting daily demands of the Presidency itself.\nLooking back on what is still in my mind a complex and confusing maze of\nevents, decisions, pressures, and personalities, one thing I can see clearly\nnow is that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly\nin dealing with Watergate, particularly when it reached the stage of judicial\nproceedings and grew from a political scandal into a national tragedy.\nNo words can describe the depth of my regret and pain at the anguish my\nmistakes over Watergate have caused the Nation and the Presidency --- a\nNation I so deeply love, and an institution I so greatly respect.\nI know that many fair-minded people believe that my motivations and actions\nin the Watergate affair were intentionally self-serving and illegal. I now\nunderstand how my own mistakes and misjudgments have contributed to that\nbelief and seemed to support it. This burden is the heaviest one of all to bear.\nThat the way I tried to deal with Watergate was the wrong way is a burden I\nshall bear for every day of the life that is left to me,\n#\n#\n#\nLIBRARY\nSAN CLEMENTE FACSIMILE HEADER SLIP\n0\nV\nPRECEDENCE\nCLASSIFICATI\nFROM: Ann Grien\nTO: Connie Girard\nINFO:\nLDX\nPAGES 2\nDACOM 034\nGPS\nTTY\nSSN\nDTG 0815357\nTOR 0815347\n'74 SEP 8 AM\nSPECIAL INSTRUCTION:\nWODG Mivnis\nWHITE HOUSE\n29\nGEORGE FORD 1\nSEPTEMBER 8,\nSan Clemente, California\nSTATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON\nI have been informed that President Ford has granted\nme a full and absolute pardon for any charges which\nmight be brought against me for actions taken during\nthe time I was President of the United States. In\naccepting this pardon, I hope that his compassionate\nact will contribute to lifting the burden of Watergate\nfrom our country.\nHere in California, my perspective on Watergate is\nquite different than it was while I was embattled\nin the midst of the controversy, and while I W&A\nstill subject to the unrelenting daily demands of\nthe Presidency itself.\nLooking back on what is still in my mind a complex\nand confusing maze of events, decisions, pressures,\nand personalities, one thing I can see clearly now\nis that I was wrong in not acting more decisively\nand more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate,\nparticularly when it reached the stage of judicial\nproceedings and grew from a political scandal into\na national tragedy.\nLIBRARY\n2\nNo words can describe the depth of my regret and\npain at the anguish my mistakes over Watergate have\ncaused the Nation and the Presidency ----- a Nation\nI so deeply love, and an institution I so greatly\nrespect.\nI know that many fair-minded people believe that my\nmotivations and actions in the Watergate affair\nwere intentionally self-serving and illegal. I now\nunderstand how my own mistakes and misjudgments\nhave contributed to that belief and seemed to support\nit. This burden is the heaviest one of all\nto bear.\nThat the way I tried to deal with Watergate was the\nwrong way is a burden I shall bear for every day\nof the life that is left to me.\n#\n#\n#\nGENATE FORD LIBRARY"
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