The Pardon of Richard Nixon

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The transition between Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford was one of the most dramatic in U.S. history. Attorney Benton Becker was a key advisor to Ford when he was deliberating on the issue of pardoning Nixon. Becker recently offered his perspective at the Ford Presidential Library.

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Washington, DC : 53 min.
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American History TV airs each weekend on C-SPAN 3 from 10am ET on Saturday to 10am ET on Monday. AHTV features discussions with authors and historians, coverage of history events and conferences, and first person accounts of American history.

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  • "The Pentagon Papers" - Daniel Ellsberg Watch

  • "The Wright Brothers" - James Tobin Watch

  • Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
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  • Five Watergate Conspiracies
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  • Battle of Midway Commemoration Watch

  • An Oral History: Noel Koch
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  • "The Pentagon Papers" - Daniel Ellsberg Watch

  • "The Wright Brothers" - James Tobin Watch

  • Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
    Watch

  • Five Watergate Conspiracies
    Watch

  • Battle of Midway Commemoration Watch

  • An Oral History: Noel Koch
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  • "The Pentagon Papers" - Daniel Ellsberg Watch

  • "The Wright Brothers" - James Tobin Watch

  • Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
    Watch

  • Five Watergate Conspiracies
    Watch

  • Battle of Midway Commemoration Watch

  • An Oral History: Noel Koch
    Watch

  • "The Pentagon Papers" - Daniel Ellsberg Watch

  • "The Wright Brothers" - James Tobin Watch

  • Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
    Watch

  • Five Watergate Conspiracies
    Watch

  • Battle of Midway Commemoration Watch

  • An Oral History: Noel Koch
    Watch

  • "Throes of Democracy" - Walter McDougall Watch

  • Race in America Watch

  • The Pardon of Richard Nixon - Benton Becker Watch

  • An Oral History: Betty Skelton (NASA) Watch

  • "Throes of Democracy" - Walter McDougall Watch

  • Race in America Watch

  • The Pardon of Richard Nixon - Benton Becker Watch

  • An Oral History: Betty Skelton (NASA) Watch

  • "Throes of Democracy" - Walter McDougall Watch

  • Race in America Watch

  • The Pardon of Richard Nixon - Benton Becker Watch

  • An Oral History: Betty Skelton (NASA) Watch

  • "Throes of Democracy" - Walter McDougall Watch

  • Race in America Watch

  • The Pardon of Richard Nixon - Benton Becker Watch

  • An Oral History: Betty Skelton (NASA) Watch

  • "Ronald Reagan" - Peter Wallison

  • Legacy of Ronald Reagan - Young America's Foundation

  • White House Photographers: LBJ Presidential Library

  • An Oral History: Alan Shepard - NASA

  • "Ronald Reagan" - Peter Wallison

  • Legacy of Ronald Reagan - Young America's Foundation

  • White House Photographers: LBJ Presidential Library

  • An Oral History: Alan Shepard - NASA

  • "Ronald Reagan" - Peter Wallison

  • Legacy of Ronald Reagan - Young America's Foundation

  • White House Photographers: LBJ Presidential Library

  • An Oral History: Alan Shepard - NASA

  • "Ronald Reagan" - Peter Wallison

  • Legacy of Ronald Reagan - Young America's Foundation

  • White House Photographers: LBJ Presidential Library

  • An Oral History: Alan Shepard - NASA

  • "Benjamin Franklin" - David Waldstreicher

  • "George Mason" - Jeff Broadwater

  • James Madison & the Constitution

  • President Lincoln & Emancipation

  • President Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation

  • An Oral History: Scott Carpenter (NASA Astronaut)

  • "Benjamin Franklin" - David Waldstreicher

  • "George Mason" - Jeff Broadwater

  • James Madison & the Constitution

  • President Lincoln & Emancipation

  • President Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation

  • An Oral History: Scott Carpenter (NASA Astronaut)

  • "Benjamin Franklin" - David Waldstreicher

  • "George Mason" - Jeff Broadwater

  • James Madison & the Constitution

  • President Lincoln & Emancipation

  • President Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation

  • An Oral History: Scott Carpenter (NASA Astronaut)

  • "Benjamin Franklin" - David Waldstreicher

  • "George Mason" - Jeff Broadwater

  • James Madison & the Constitution

  • President Lincoln & Emancipation

  • President Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation

  • An Oral History: Scott Carpenter (NASA Astronaut)
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