Ford basks in the praise of his onetime detractors (inc. Woodward)

Woodward leads chorus to honor ex-president

By KATHERINE M. SKIBA
kskiba@journalsentinel.com
From the July 18, 2003 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Washington - Even in the nation's capital, it was a rare sight: former President Gerald R. Ford lunching on seared sea bass with the Washington Post's Bob Woodward.

Woodward, now an assistant managing editor at the Post, recalled how he was alerted to the monumental decision (Nixon pardon). It was a Sunday morning and he was sleeping in. His phone rang. It was Bernstein, blurting out, "Have you heard what happened? The (S.O.B.) pardoned the (S.O.B.)."

Woodward, who recounted the conversation without resorting to abbreviations, turned to Ford, saying, "Mr. President, I apologize for Carl Bernstein's language. I never could control him."

Woodward said he thought the pardon the wrong thing to do, but 25 years later, after long sit-downs with Ford and an examination of old White House documents, he had an epiphany. From Woodward: "I had it wrong. (The pardon) was the right thing to do. . . . He had to get Nixon off the national agenda."

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on edit: I'm sure the whitewash Ford did on the Warren Commission was left off the menu...

two tiers of justice. One for us and one
for Republican criminals. Nixon should have
been jailed. If someone can get life for
stealing $20 bucks, what do you get for
subverting the universe?

Boot-licking bastards like Woodward kissing
your butt.

I hate Ford, Nixon and Woodward just like
it was yesterday.