Letter from Johnny Cash to President Gerald Ford Regarding Amnesty and Pardons
9/10/1974
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Country music artist Johnny Cash wrote to President Gerald R. Ford on September 10, 1974, expressing support for two of Ford’s recent controversial decisions. Two days earlier, the President had issued an unconditional pardon of Richard Nixon for crimes he might have committed as President. That same day, Ford also revealed plans to introduce an amnesty program for Vietnam War draft resisters.
This primary source comes from the Collection GRF-0056: White House Central Files Subject Files (Ford Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 7720078
Full Citation: Letter from Johnny Cash to President Gerald Ford Regarding Amnesty and Pardons; 9/10/1974; JL 1/Nixon: Amnesties - Clemencies - Pardons/Nixon; White House Central Files Subject Files on Judicial and Legal Matters, 8/1974 - 1/1977; Collection GRF-0056: White House Central Files Subject Files (Ford Administration); Gerald R. Ford Library, Ann Arbor, MI. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/cash-ford-pardons, September 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.