The pardon: the politics of presidential mercy
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
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Book
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN:
9781668084946, 1668084945
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Description
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.
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x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
Description
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.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Toobin, J. (2025). The pardon: the politics of presidential mercy. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Toobin, Jeffrey. 2025. The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Toobin, Jeffrey, The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy. Simon & Schuster, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Toobin, Jeffrey. The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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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