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The pardon : the politics of presidential mercy Cover Image Book Book

The pardon : the politics of presidential mercy / Jeffrey Toobin.

Toobin, Jeffrey, (author.).

Summary:

Examines the contentious events surrounding President Ford's decision to pardon Nixon, featuring key players such as Alexander Haig and Benton Becker, and explores its long-term impact on American politics and the presidency, arguing that this was not a necessary act of healing, but rather an unwise gift to an undeserving recipient.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668084946
  • ISBN: 1668084945
  • Physical Description: x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index (pages 273-287).
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Daredevil Sunday -- Nixon's lost insurance -- The benign prerogative -- The vp's job -- "A total pardon" -- To charge le grand fromage -- Both sides of west exec -- Expletive deleted -- Supreme stakes -- The vise closes -- Pardons and self-pardons -- The sixth option -- Party in interest -- The sun sets on Nixon -- Nightmare's end -- Ford settles in -- The collapsing floor -- A leak-free decision -- Delivering the pumpkin -- The prosecution caves -- From Nixon to Trump -- Showdown at Casa Pacifica -- The last cuff links -- "We have all played a part" -- The legacy of the pardon -- Ford's burden -- All roads lead to, and from, Willie Horton -- The atrophy and rebirth of the pardon power -- The first-term Trump pardons -- Epilogue: Time clarifies -- Author's note -- Notes -- Index.

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Subject: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 > Pardon.
Pardon > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Presidents > United States.
Clemency > United States.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at Jefferson County.

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  • 1 current hold with 20 total copies.
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