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September 9: Ford postones his announcement of an amnesty plan for deserters and draft dodgers. His interim press secretary, John Hushen, is asked whether that means Ford thought Nixon's pardon was more important than amnesty. "That's a conclusion you can draw..." he replies.
September 16: Ford tells a press conference that there was "very persuasive evidence" that Nixon committed impeachable crimes. But he defends his "full, free and absolute" pardon of Nixon, saying it will heal America's wounds. He announces a plan of conditional amnesty for deserters and draft dodgers, requiring most...
Assessing Motives. Precisely how many men will be eligible for the program is in dispute. The White House issued the following figures: 15,500 draft evaders (including 8,700 men who have been convicted, 4,350 under indictment, 2,250 under investigation and 96 in prison); 12,500 deserters at...
What reasons can conscientious objectors, draft dodgers or deserters give for their actions? No one wants war, no one wants to die for a cause he may not agree with. However, this country is governed by the decisions of the majority, protecting the right of the minority to voice its...
Most letters to the editor favoring amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters leave the impression that all of them are men of high principle and ethics. Aren't any of them just plain goldbricks or smart asses who not only considered it clever to walk off and leave the...