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Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum
I'm not sure I get the point about Nixon appointing him. Do you think Ford was more sullied by Watergate corruption than may be conventionally held?
Libby may avoid going to jail, but it's hard for me to see as getting away with a lot. He is a convicted felon, fined, and on probation.
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The common thought at the time was that Nixon had made a deal with Ford. I appoint you VP, then I resign and you can be President, but you have to pardon me. I was only 7 at the time and I remember hearing people say that.
If you watch The Presidents series on the History Channel, some say that it was a good thing that Ford did, because the country just needed to move on at that point and a long dragged out issue was only going to hurt people's trust in the government, which was totally shot then. This idea was reiterated when Ford died and they were talking about his Presidency.
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