ford s in a brand-new job and faces a really consequential choice. pardon nixon and put watergate behind the country or let the investigation run its course. this year, especially the past few months and weeks, have been filled with extraordinary days. today is another one historians will be writing about and thinking about for years to come. i gerald r. ford, president of the united states, do grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto richard nixon for all offenses against the united states. do you think president s ford action is wrong? it s wrong, absolutely wrong. ford did the generous thing, and i think the american people must forget about nixon. it raises a political issue equal justice under law except for presidents who seem to get special treatment. good morning. we are about to see something, which as far as we know, may never have been seen before in american history. a sitting president of the united states testifying before