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More than the pardon

By Jessica Bloustein

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Albany, NY – President Gerald Ford's pardoning of his disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon stands out in the legacy he leaves behind. But to one former Congressman from upstate New York, there was much more behind the Ford presidency. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein spoke with former Congressman Daniel Button, who served alongside Ford on Capitol Hill from 1966 to 1970.