Nixon and Watergate

Question 14 • VA-Virginia and US History B-CR/PR(26-27 MC) S1

What bargain did many Americans suspect had been made between presidents Nixon and Ford?

Answer

that Ford had taken the blame for Watergate in return for becoming president

that Ford had served out Nixon’s term in return for a term of his own

that Nixon had resigned with the understanding that Ford would pardon him

that Nixon’s impeachment had resulted in Ford’s assumption of the presidency

Explanation

Many Americans suspected that Nixon resigned only after reaching an understanding with Ford that Ford would pardon him. Ford issued Nixon a full pardon in September 1974, just weeks after becoming president, which fueled that suspicion. The suspected bargain was therefore Nixon’s resignation in exchange for a pardon.

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