In September 1974 Richard Nixon received a "full, free and absolute" one
Regardless, historians believe the controversy was one of 
the major reasons Ford lost the election in ... Ford eventually agreed, and on 
September 8, 1974, he granted Nixon a "full, free, and absolute pardon", which 
ended any... [DOC] [TLE] Pardoning Richard Nixon - The History Place [PAR] On September 8, 1974, one month after President Richard Nixon resigned the ....