True. I do wonder how it would have been if Ford hadn't talked about putting the "long national nightmare behind us" but instead had said, "Nixon's acceptance of this pardon is an admission of his guilt. It's forever a stain on him and his presidency. The country is left shaken by his perfidy but we can take pride in the fact that we did…
True. I do wonder how it would have been if Ford hadn't talked about putting the "long national nightmare behind us" but instead had said, "Nixon's acceptance of this pardon is an admission of his guilt. It's forever a stain on him and his presidency. The country is left shaken by his perfidy but we can take pride in the fact that we didn't turn away from the facts. It is my belief that the nation must move forward and thus I've issued and the former president has accepted this pardon." (Well, a girl can dream, can't she ;-)
True. I do wonder how it would have been if Ford hadn't talked about putting the "long national nightmare behind us" but instead had said, "Nixon's acceptance of this pardon is an admission of his guilt. It's forever a stain on him and his presidency. The country is left shaken by his perfidy but we can take pride in the fact that we didn't turn away from the facts. It is my belief that the nation must move forward and thus I've issued and the former president has accepted this pardon." (Well, a girl can dream, can't she ;-)
Wow, you should be a political speech writer! Nothing more exciting than a woman who understands the word "perfidy"!!!