Crouch, Jeffrey.

The presidential pardon power / Jeffrey Crouch. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2009. - viii, 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-195) and index.

The pardon power and the Constitution -- Executive and legislative clemency power -- Clemency before Watergate -- Watergate, Ford, and the Nixon pardon -- Special counsel investigations, pre- and post-Watergate -- Three recent presidents and abuse of the pardon power.

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015117859 Uk


Pardon--United States.
Executive power--United States.

KF9695 / .C76 2009

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