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...sooner had Ford made his broadcast remarks than the nation ?which had been caught totally by surprise?was plunged anew into deep and divisive debate. Republicans generally applauded the President's action; Democrats generally condemned it (see following story). Supporters agreed with Ford that his predecessor had indeed "suffered enough." Critics, including many legal experts, charged that Ford had established a dual system of justice, that he had put Richard Nixon above the law. On all sides, there were grave questions about the ways in which the pardon would affect the men currently jailed or awaiting trial for Watergate...
Excerpts from the President's statement pardoning his predecessor...
...consciences, are superior to it. As we are a nation under God, so I am sworn to uphold our laws with the help of God. And I have sought such guidance and searched my own conscience ... to determine the right thing for me to do with respect to my predecessor in this place, Richard Nixon. and his loyal wife and family...
Barely a month in office, President Ford acted last week to reshape his Administration with shifts in diplomatic and domestic personnel. Like Harry Truman, who quickly replaced the Roosevelt team with his own appointees, Ford is determined to put his own stamp on the structure left by his predecessor...
...with 5-4 (1971) and 4-4-1 (1972) records, many Crimson football fans were ready to give up on coach Joe Restic and his innovative multiple offense system. The fans were yearning for a return to the much more conservative, but winning, days of John Yovicsin, Restic's predecessor...