Think about what you just saw in the video.Which of the following best describes President Ford’s explanation for his pardon of President Nixon in this clip?

Ford argued that the country needed to put Watergate behind it and focus on healing rather than continue a long national ordeal. That matches the idea that it was time for the nation to move on from the scandal. His pardon did not mean he believed Nixon was innocent, and it was not simply because Ford was personally tired of the issue.

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