Did Ford Trade Nixon Pardon for Presidency?

Posted on Dec 29, 2006

Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation, recalls the magazine’s legal battle over Gerald Ford’s memoirs and the alleged deal the former president struck to pardon Richard Nixon.

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AMY GOODMAN: ... We’re going to turn now to another issue. We have Victor Navasky on the line with us. He’s publisher emeritus of the Nation magazine, chair of the Columbia University Journalism Review, and this is a case that involved the Nation magazine and former President Ford. Welcome to Democracy Now, Victor Navasky.

VICTOR NAVASKY: Good to be here, Amy.