Gerald Ford’s defining moment: The pardoning of Richard Nixon

Journalist Barry Werth, author of "31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today," spoke to Yahoo News about Gerald Ford’s defining moment of presidential leadership: his pardon of Richard Nixon. Aired on Sept. 18, 2018.

[@studentoftheword6115]

YOU did a wonderful talk about Nixon and Ford !!!!!! Beautiful 100% thumbs up for your talk.

[@landochabod7]

8:10 "I don't think any President has ever come to the presidency with as many challenges as Ford faced during his first month." How about Truman?

[@monarchist1838]

The war was won when Truman arrived. Vietnam was ongoing, America was about to be hit with an unheard concept of defeat.

[@LoopHoleLeeRoy]

@@monarchist1838 true but FDR didn’t tell Truman anything… he knew nothing about the Manhattan project or previous dealings with the Stalin and Churchill.

[@ethanweeter2732]

Carter, Truman, Biden.

[@ethanweeter2732]

@@monarchist1838Uh, Truman had to drop two atomic bombs to even get the Japanese to final even consider surrendering.

[@arcanondrum6543]

​@@monarchist1838 "Vietnam was ongoing [under Truman]" ? Nothing and I mean NOTHING that you wrote is correct.

[@ethanweeter2732]

It took more bravery to prosecute Nixon, not pardon him.

[@richierich1835]

vote for me i will pardon criminals in office.. he lost

[@JohnRoland]

Gerald Ford’s pardon of Nixon was a true profile in courage!!

[@ethanweeter2732]

No, it was a profile in cowardice.

[@SandfordSmythe]

@@ethanweeter2732 It wouldn't have been him hurt in the process.

[@lincolnflick7535]

Ford only pardoned Nixon so that he could use the 25% of his daily time that he was using to deal with Nixons problems to actually do something meaningful and or useful for America. He made that decision for the good of the country and yet everyone still hates him for that choice: